Moldova supports Ukraine, and Transnistria wants to join Russia
Tiraspol
Kyiv - Chisinau - Tiraspol, March 18 (Navigator, Alisa Filatova) - Prime Minister of Moldova Iurie Leanca, during a visit to Kyiv, expressed support for the Ukrainian leadership and declared categorical non-recognition of the referendum in Crimea. “The Republic of Moldova supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” Leanca said at a meeting with the acting. President Alexander Turchinov.
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“We hope that in the future Ukraine will be able to rely on the support of Moldova. We know that your country is faced with the same problems, our states are connected by a common history, we are connected by great friendship, and our countries have chosen the only path - European integration, and I hope that we will succeed,” Turchynov said in turn. . During the conversation, the parties also supported each other on the path of European integration.
Meanwhile, the Vedomosti newspaper reports that the Supreme Council of the unrecognized Transnistria sent an appeal to the State Duma calling on them to consider the possibility of the republic joining the Russian Federation. In Tiraspol they recalled that in 2006 a referendum was held in Transnistria, where 97,1% of the citizens who came to the polls were in favor of gaining independence and the subsequent free accession of the PMR to Russia.
Finally, today it became known that on March 20 the Russian government will hold a special meeting dedicated to the blockade of Transnistria. “On the 20th we will hold a serious big meeting with all the relevant ministries and departments of Russia so that the Pridnestrovian leadership feels the presence of a group of consultants, advisors from the Russian government regarding the question of how to survive this economic blockade, which is still a reality today . It will become even more complicated if Moldova signs an agreement with the European Union,” RIA Novosti agency quotes Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
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