Tiraspol, May 17. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. The Pridnestrovie's President Vadim Krasnoselsky met with the US Ambassador in the RM James Pettit, the Presidential Press Office reported.
«We welcome your wish to have direct contacts. There are many problems, but all of them can be solved. The main thing is a desire to solve them," the President of the PMR emphasized opening the meeting with the US Ambassador.
In return, James Pettit noted that the USA as a participant of the 5+2 format was interested in the dialogue with Pridnestrovie. «We want to help, to contribute to prosperity, improvement of living conditions in Pridnestrovie. However, there are many things which don't depend on us, but on Moldova and the international partners," James Pettit noted.
The head of the US Embassy in RM expressed a regret that an agreement about the next meeting in the 5+2 format hadn't been reached. Also, pace and lack of results in negotiation process trigger many questions, the diplomat emphasized.
«All of us expect progress in the negotiation process. Despite assurances of readiness for the dialogue from the Moldovan politicians, the old unsolved issues are revised. But we don't lose hope for progress in the negotiation process," the ambassador noted.
According to James Pettit, radical about-face of the Republic of Moldova in a number of almost resolved issues alerts. In this context, the ambassador gave an example of mutual recognition of higher education certificates.
The sides specially focused n the issue concerning possible establishment of the joint customs border control by Moldova and Ukraine on the border of Pridnestrovie during the meeting. The President of the PMR reasoned a position concerning inadmissibility of implementation of the destructive measure in details.
Opening of the American Film Festival in Pridnestrovie was also one of the topics of the meeting. «We welcome the American Film Festival in our republic. It is a good cultural contact," Vadim Krasnoselsky told.
