“There are Opportunities for the Rapprochement of the Two Banks. Dodon Spoke about the Meeting with Krasnoselsky Scheduled for this Fall

This fall, President of Moldova Igor Dodon will hold another meeting with Transnistrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky, said Dodon for Moldova 1, TV8 reports. Dodon noted that this would be his sixth meeting with Krasnoselsky, and spoke about the new opportunities in the negotiation process that opened up after the change of power in Moldova. “We had six meetings within two and a half years. In the fall, a new meeting will take place, the dialogue will continue. We need to discuss all the problems and solve them,”said Dodon. He also spoke about the new opportunities in the Transnistrian settlement process that opened up after the change of power in Moldova and the unblocking of relations with both the East and the West. “There are opportunities for the rapprochement of the two banks in order to solve the problems that their residents are facing. The government is dealing with these issues, the responsible is the vice-premier for reintegration Vasily Sova, who is familiar with all the problems of the Transnistrian settlement,” said Dodon. According to him, Tiraspol is now particularly concerned about the functioning of the Transnistrian banking system. “They need it, because now their banking system is working outside the law. This creates difficulties for the economy,” explained Dodon. Chisinau, said the President, advocates for freedom of movement of citizens through the Dniester. According to him, there should be no barriers for residents of the Left Bank heading to the right bank of Moldova, no posts and checks. At the same time, Dodon hopes for similar steps in Tiraspol. Dodon said he would discuss these issues in the fall at a meeting with Krasnoselsky. Dodon and Krasnoselsky met five times in 2017-2018. They discussed mainly economic and humanitarian issues. Newsmaker