Multifaceted Aid to Transnistria was Discussed in Moscow

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko met with Transnistria’s head Vadim Krasnoselsky on Thursday in Moscow. During the meeting the parties discussed “a range of issues related to the provision of multifaceted Russian assistance to Transnistria in order to maintain socio-economic stability on the left bank of the Dniester”, reports infotag.md The Russian Foreign Ministry said that “particularly, the state and prospects of the negotiation process of the Transnistrian settlement were considered, including the results of the recent meeting in the 5+2 format in Bratislava.” The interlocutors “confirmed the relevance of this format to facilitate the solution of practical issues of interaction between the two banks of the Dniester.” “We stressed the need to fully implement the agreements reached between Chisinau and Tiraspol in 2017-2018, the positive role of continuing contacts between the parties at all levels, including the highest one,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said. According to the press service of Tiraspol leader, at the meeting Krasnoselsky “focused on the problem of obtaining citizenship of the Russian Federation by Transnistrian residents”, noting that there is “an urgent need to revise the legislative barriers preventing citizens of Transnistria from acquiring citizenship, in particular those who were born after December 26, 1991.” He also “drew attention to initiatives on the use of the maternal capital of the Russian Federation in the territory of Transnistria and on the issue of health insurance policies of the Russian Federation for Transnistrian people for their subsequent use in Russia”. The meeting was held at the Russian Foreign Ministry. Director of the Second CIS Countries Department Aleksey Polishchuk, Ambassador-at-large Sergey Gubarev and Minister of Foreign Affairs of TransnistriaVitalyIgnatiev also took part in it. Point