The meeting was concerned the negotiation process between Pridnestrovie and Moldova
James Pettit has held his position since January 30 of this year. It is his first visit to Pridnestrovie.
The Pridnestrovie's Deputy Prime Minister on the International Cooperation, the Foreign Affairs Minister Nina Shtanski also participated in the meeting.
"We always seek to expand the contacts with the representatives of all countries. It is necessary for the better understanding of the situation in Pridnestrovie and for our opinions to be heard," the President Evgeny Shevchuk told welcoming the ambassador.
During the meeting, they paid special attention to the questions concerning negotiation process between Pridnestrovie and Moldova. Accordingly, the parties noted the absence of an alternative to the dialogue, the President's Press Office reports.
"At the same time, we need the proper circumstances for this, i.e. the situation without any sanctions and restrictive measures. The Pridnestrovie's party is always ready to be full of initiative, but also we need to see the commitment of our partners from Moldova," the Head of State emphasized.
He noted that Pridnestrovie had submitted a number of offers to the 5+2 format's participants, to the Moldavian ones first of all.
"Due to the economic situation both in Moldova, and in Pridnestrovie, due to the regional problems, it's important to deblock the possibilities of the Moldava's and Pridnestrovie's economies, in other words to employ bigger capacity against the crisis. These steps, first of all, should be taken for lives improvement of the Pridnestrovie's and Moldova's citizens. There are a lot of opportunities to start solving these problems within the negotiations," Evgeny Shevchuk told.
Besides, the Head of State noted that it was necessary for the negotiators to fulfil the assumed obligations and to keep the continuity of all signed earlier agreements.
During the exchange of ideas, the Pridnestrovie's party has confirmed its continued willingness to be in contact with the partners from Moldova within the expert groups and at the level of political representatives in the 1+1 format.
"We expect that productive cooperation aimed to remove the existing problems will begin after the organization of a new Moldova's government," Evgeny Shevchuk told.
They also noted at the meeting that it was important to involve the representatives of the guarantor states, the mediators, and also the observers of the EU and the USA into dialogue between Pridnestrovie and Moldova at all levels more.
The today's dialogue between Evgeny Shevchuk and James Pettit was constructive. They also expressed their hope for the further productive cooperation.
