Tiraspol called on Moscow to take into account the residence of Russian citizens in the region

MOSCOW, 28 Feb – Tiraspol expects that Moscow will take into account in its decision the residence of more than 200 thousand Russian citizens in Transnistria. stated chapter Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) Vitaly Ignatiev.
The authorities of Transnistria turned to Russia on Wednesday for help in connection with the economic blockade by Moldova, according to the resolution adopted by the congress of deputies of all levels of the PMR.
“We expect that Russia will take into account the fact that more than 220 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation live in Pridnestrovie, and hundreds of thousands more compatriots live in Pridnestrovie. Of course, all these citizens, people hope and expect that Russia will continue its active participation in the settlement process in order to “to prevent the negotiation process from being disrupted,” he said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
Transnistria, 60% of whose residents are Russian and Ukrainian, sought secession from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that in the wake of nationalism Moldova would join Romania. In 1992, after a failed attempt by the Moldavian authorities to solve the problem by force, Transnistria became virtually a territory beyond the control of Chisinau.

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