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Moldova will require Russia to renounce Transnistria

The new Prime Minister of Moldavia Vlad Filat intends to ensure that Russia has ceased to provide “direct and indirect support” of the unrecognized republic of Transnistria.

This, as agency “News -Moldova, “he said in an interview with the Romanian edition of Adevarul. How Filat going to achieve our goals, does not specify.

According to the premier, Russia’s side must respect the sovereignty of Moldavia (which considers Transnistria Moldovan territory), to accept the demand of withdrawal of Russia from the conflict zone and to stop “support of the Tiraspol regime”.

Filat added that the current situation in Transnistria “does not justify the presence of Russian troops”.

Vlad Filat is one of the leaders of the new ruling coalition, formed in Moldova on the basis of the recent elections. The coalition succeeded in power the Communist Party, ruled the republic for eight years.

intention to seek the withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria, we recall, announced as the new Speaker of Parliament, Mihai Gimpo, acting president. The issue he raised at the meeting with the head of the presidential administration of Russia Sergey Naryshkin. This Ghimpu expressed the opinion that such intentions Chisinau does not worsen relations with Moscow.

Russia’s troops in Transnistria as peacekeepers since 1992. At a time when the authorities in Moldova were the Communists, the expulsion of Russian units have repeatedly demanded as representatives of the country’s leadership and the opposition. As one of the main arguments cited in this enshrined in the constitution of the neutral status of Moldova, forbidding it to deploy on its territory (ie de jure, and in Transnistria) troops from other countries.

Russia formally recognized the independence of Transnistria. At the same time in the region, despite the protests of Chisinau, remain Russia’s troops. Russia also has the breakaway republic economic aid. Due to this, in particular, the Transnistrian allowances paid to retirees. In a referendum in 2006 the vast majority of the region were in favor of independence and subsequent accession to Russia.