Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu on the air of the TV channel television 8 He said Chisinau would continue to insist on the withdrawal of the Russian army from Transnistrian territory.
“The illegal presence of Russian troops on the territory of Moldova is a factor of instability for both the republic and the region.” DEA News her words.
He noted that the Moldovan authorities will achieve this goal through diplomacy, through negotiations.
At the same time, according to Popescu, it is difficult to discuss this issue at the moment, as Moldova maintains relations with Russia only at the embassy level.
In Transnistria there is an operational group of Russian troops, the successor of the 14th United Arms Army, which was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation after the collapse of the USSR.
At the end of December, Vitaly Ignatiev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Republic of Moldavia declarationChisinau is destroying the foundations of the negotiation process on Transnistria settlement.