Tiraspol, December 1. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Russian peacekeepers are warrantors of peace and stability in Pridnestrovie. This was noted by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, RIA Novosti writes.
“And they primarily solve the problems of maintaining stability in this region, which is fundamentally important, so that there is no new outburst of bloody conflict,” the Minister said.
The RM President-elect Maia Sandu has repeatedly stated the necessity to withdraw Russian peacekeepers from Pridnestrovie.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation noted, that the statements of Maia Sandu on the peacekeepers are aimed at undermining the efforts for a peaceful settlement of the Moldovan-Pridnestrovian conflict.
It should be reminded, that in July 1992 Russia stopped the armed aggression of Moldova against Pridnestrovie. Previously, several conciliated commissions, including those with the participation of international representatives, tried to stop the war on the Dniester. The bloodshed stopped only with the arrival of the Russian peacekeepers.
The peacekeeping operation under the auspices of the Russian Federation has been implemented in Pridnestrovie since 1992 on the basis of interstate agreements. In addition to the Russian Federation, the parties to the conflict: PMR and RM, as well as a group of military observers from Ukraine take part in it. The Russian peacekeeping contingent is formed from the Operational Group of Russian Forces in Pridnestrovie.
The Russian peacekeeping operation in Pridnestrovie is considered one of the most successful in history: since 1992, hostilities have not been resumed.
