Slusari: Serebrian Should Act More Effectively to Protect the Interests of Moldovan Farmers in Transnistria

Alexandru Slusari believes that Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian should act more effectively to protect the interests of Moldovan farmers in Transnistria than just issuing “mean reports about their problems”. He wrote on social media that “with the deputy prime minister’s salary doubled, also at the expense of these farmers,” Serebrian should be more active in exerting leverage over the Tiraspol regime. “Chisinau controls imports to and exports from Transnistria, ensures the supply of natural gas to the region and the free movement of its residents, including the criminals who run this enclave. Constitutional authorities in Moldova authorize the activities of two enterprises on the left bank of the Dniester, which are the economic backbone of the so-called Transnistrian republic, although one of them heavily pollutes dozens of surrounding villages,” Slusari listed. He is disappointed that with all these possibilities “the Integration Bureau, headed by deputy prime minister, is unable to solve the Moldovan farmers’ problem of getting access and cultivating their own farmland.” “We are talking about those who did not betray Moldova in the critical situation of 1991-1992, who have to work in extremely hostile conditions and still pay taxes and duties to the state budget,” explained the former deputy parliament speaker.