Moscow, November 11. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. During the briefing at the site of the IIA Russia Today, the President of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky answered a question about the prospects for the recognition of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
The head of state recalled that at the 2006 referendum, the people of the republic spoke for the independence of the PMR with subsequent integration with the Russian Federation. There is also a statement by the State Duma of the Russian Federation, in which it was determined that the results of the referendum deserve attention.
“The people of Pridnestrovie are ready for recognition and are waiting for it,” Vadim Krasnoselsky stressed. "But everything is not so easy, it is still geopolitics, which makes it difficult to make already difficult decisions."
On September 17, 2006, Pridnestrovians spoke out for independence and a future with Russia. 97.1% of those who took part in the referendum spoke in favor of the independence of the PMR with subsequent integration with Russia.
The results of the referendum were recognized by the State Duma of Russia. The resolution of the Russian parliament noted that “the referendum was held in full compliance with international legal norms and its results should be taken into account by the international community to ensure peace and security in the region and a fair resolution of the Moldovan-Pridnestrovian conflict”.
The plebiscite results formed the basis of one of the Strategies for the Development of Pridnestrovie principles, the development of which was initiated by the President of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky.
The 2006 Pridnestrovian referendum was a response to the economic blockade by Moldova. Prior to that, the Moldovan authorities had failed all projects to create a common state with Pridnestrovie.
Even earlier, Moldovan politicians officially renounced Pridnestrovie. On June 23, 1990, they recognized the formation of the Moldavian SSR as illegal in 1940, when the leadership of the Soviet Union created a new union republic consisting of Bessarabia territories and the Moldavian Autonomous SSR (existed in 1924–40 in Pridnestrovie). Moreover, Chisinau declared the supremacy of local laws over the union laws, initiating the secession from the USSR. Thus, the Moldovan authorities embarked on a path of separatism.
