Tiraspol made a call to the international community to recognize the Moldovan Transnistrian Republic that has existed for over 30 years, to ensure the observance of the Transnistrian people’s right to self-determination and to establish diplomatic relations with Transnistria. A statement on the issue was published on the website of the self-styled Transnistrian foreign affairs in reaction to the submission by Moldova on an application to join the EU, IPN reports.
“Given the new circumstances, including those created by the actions of the Moldovan administration, we call on the Moldovan side to initiate a dialogue with Transnistria so as to discuss a final civilized settlement based on peaceful and good neighborhood coexistence of two independent states by signing a comprehensive interstate treaty,” runs the statement.
In another development, it is noted that Tiraspol considers the Moldovan administration’s application for EU membership is a geopolitical decision that leads to the modification of the international borders and spheres of influence in the region and fundamentally changes the final arrangement of the Moldovan-Transnistrian relations.
According to the Transnistrian administration, the Moldovan authorities’ decision points to the readiness to transfer Moldova’s sovereignty to supranational organizations based in Brussels and to the definitive military-political and economic absorption of Moldova’s territory by the West.
“The application to join the EU shows the Republic of Moldova’s refusal to have a dialogue with Transnistria based on common cohabitation parameters and this fact is confirmed by the current stalemate in the “5+2” format conflict settlement talks, the refusal to have upper level meetings, non-fulfillment of the conditions from the Berlin Plus package and intensification of the blockage and restrictive measures against Transnistria,” says the statement.
“The Transnistrian people decided their fate on September 2, 1990 in a civilized and democratic way, stopped the military aggression of the Republic of Moldova in 1991-1992, defended its freedom and independence and, in the national referendum of September 17, 2006, reaffirmed its determination to obtain the international recognition of the sovereignty and independence of the Moldovan Transnistrian Republic.”
Moldova signed the application to join the EU on March 3.
