That was stated by the foreign minister, Nina Shtanski, after the meeting of Pridnestrovie's and Moldova's chief negotiators, which took place in Tiraspol's office of the OSCE mission
During the meeting the sides raised questions about the extension of the railway agreement and issuance of phytosanitary certificates to Pridnestrovie's agricultural producers.
In an interview with journalists Nina Shtanski noted that the scheme drawn up within the framework of the agreement on railway transportation resumption "works both efficiently and functionally." At the same time Ukraine's events had a certain effect on the cargo traffic: it had been reduced in the Ukrainian direction.
Nina Shtanski recalled that the present agreement would expire at the end of the current year. Therefore, an agreement extension protocol should be effective from 1 January 2015.
«The Moldovan side has informed us today there are no obstacles to extending it. We are going to negotiate this issue in December. We hope this agreement may be signed in the first decade of December," underscored the minister of foreign affairs.
The problem of issuing phytosanitary certificates to Pridnestrovie's agricultural producers was also touched upon during today's meeting.
"Unfortunately, we haven't managed to find any areas of convergence. The Moldovan side has put rather vague arguments, in our view. In this case we are concerned about a very negative social character of the situation. As is well known, today Moldovan farmers cannot export their production to Russia for a number of reasons. In my opinion, these reasons should be exclusively the subject of the dialogue between Moldova and Russia. It looks like Pridnestrovian farmers fall victim of the obvious conflict between the two other parties," underscored Nina Shtanski.
According to her, the Pridnestrovian side proposed their Moldovan colleagues "to leave this way."
"It is absurd from the point of view of Moldova's legislation. The phytosanitary certificate is a document that stipulates the following: for example, if a plum grown in Pridnestrovie is really a plum; if this product meets Moldova's phytosanitary norms and regulations; if it is the subject to phytosanitary quarantine. This document does not serve any other purpose, and that is stipulated in Moldova's legislation. Today they have tried to convince us that this is an authorization document, which will be issued only if a farmer can confirm how and where he is going to export his production," said the minister of foreign affairs.
She also added that the Pridnestrovian side had an impression that Moldova's authorities make use of the factor of issuing or not issuing phytosanitary certificates as an instrument of blackmail and pressure."
"The situation is especially unpleasant considering that it is the season when the agricultural production has been grown, harvested and stored. It is evident such decisions taken by Moldova's authorities will result in significant losses for our economic agents. We have asked our Moldovan colleagues to keep away from politicising this issue and comply with Moldova's legislation. Unfortunately, in our view, the Moldovan side is not ready to engage in constructive dialogue. We'll keep on seeking ways to address this issue, including and especially in touch with the Russian Federation," concluded Nina Shtanski.
During the meeting the sides raised questions about the extension of the railway agreement and issuance of phytosanitary certificates to Pridnestrovie's agricultural producers.
In an interview with journalists Nina Shtanski noted that the scheme drawn up within the framework of the agreement on railway transportation resumption "works both efficiently and functionally." At the same time Ukraine's events had a certain effect on the cargo traffic: it had been reduced in the Ukrainian direction.
Nina Shtanski recalled that the present agreement would expire at the end of the current year. Therefore, an agreement extension protocol should be effective from 1 January 2015.
«The Moldovan side has informed us today there are no obstacles to extending it. We are going to negotiate this issue in December. We hope this agreement may be signed in the first decade of December," underscored the minister of foreign affairs.
The problem of issuing phytosanitary certificates to Pridnestrovie's agricultural producers was also touched upon during today's meeting.
"Unfortunately, we haven't managed to find any areas of convergence. The Moldovan side has put rather vague arguments, in our view. In this case we are concerned about a very negative social character of the situation. As is well known, today Moldovan farmers cannot export their production to Russia for a number of reasons. In my opinion, these reasons should be exclusively the subject of the dialogue between Moldova and Russia. It looks like Pridnestrovian farmers fall victim of the obvious conflict between the two other parties," underscored Nina Shtanski.
According to her, the Pridnestrovian side proposed their Moldovan colleagues "to leave this way."
"It is absurd from the point of view of Moldova's legislation. The phytosanitary certificate is a document that stipulates the following: for example, if a plum grown in Pridnestrovie is really a plum; if this product meets Moldova's phytosanitary norms and regulations; if it is the subject to phytosanitary quarantine. This document does not serve any other purpose, and that is stipulated in Moldova's legislation. Today they have tried to convince us that this is an authorization document, which will be issued only if a farmer can confirm how and where he is going to export his production," said the minister of foreign affairs.
She also added that the Pridnestrovian side had an impression that Moldova's authorities make use of the factor of issuing or not issuing phytosanitary certificates as an instrument of blackmail and pressure."
"The situation is especially unpleasant considering that it is the season when the agricultural production has been grown, harvested and stored. It is evident such decisions taken by Moldova's authorities will result in significant losses for our economic agents. We have asked our Moldovan colleagues to keep away from politicising this issue and comply with Moldova's legislation. Unfortunately, in our view, the Moldovan side is not ready to engage in constructive dialogue. We'll keep on seeking ways to address this issue, including and especially in touch with the Russian Federation," concluded Nina Shtanski.