Pridnestrovie's Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Vitaly Ignatiev had a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Representative in Moldova Dafina Gercheva and Representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva Dragan Lalosevic.
During the meeting, the sides discussed the implementation of common projects in the field of restoration of social infrastructure, strengthening of health system, protection of the rights of people with disabilities and countering the spread of HIV/AIDS.
As the Press Service of the Foreign Ministry reports, the Pridnestrovian side made a particular emphasis on the new restrictions for the movement of vehicles with Pridnestrovian registration plates, on the continuing practice of initiation of politically motivated criminal cases, on the facts of deportation of the Pridnestrovie's citizens from the Kishinev airport.
It was noted that unilateral destructive actions of Moldova destroy the atmosphere of trust which is established step by step thanks to efforts of the international organizations, including programs of the UN. Vitaly Ignatiev said that the deported citizens of Pridnestrovie were uprooted from their families and in fact left without a livelihood.
The diplomat also drew attention to the outrageous fact that the officer of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the PMR had been in prison in Athens for a long time.
UN officials expressed their intention to contribute to the improvement of the situation and provide assistance in the framework of their competence, including through the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Special attention was paid to the implementation of the recommendations of Senior UN Expert on Human Rights in Pridnestrovie Thomas Hammarberg. The two sides agreed to start developing a consolidated document jointly, the purpose of which will be summing up the intermediate results and the identification of the difficulties faced by the Pridnestrovian side, and the identification of areas in which the international support may be given.
The sides noted the high level of understanding and agreed to continue contacts on issues of mutual interest.
