Tiraspol, December 1. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Journalist Norisada Takafumi from the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun works in Moscow, writes about Russia and the countries of the former USSR. It is his first time in Pridnestrovie. According to him, he had not heard much of the republic before. A jaunt around Tiraspol created positive impression.
Vice-speaker of the Pridnestrovian Parliament Galina Antyufeeva welcomed the representative of the Japanese press in our republic and spoke about Pridnestrovie, the capital, development and problems, the structure of the Supreme Council and the main directions of the Parliament's activities.
“The city is evolving. We are doing just fine. It would be much better if there were no permanent blockades and sanctions. Now we are adopting the budget for the next year, which is very important,” the press service of the PMR Supreme Council quotes the Vice-speaker.
Galina Antyufeeva told a representative of a Japanese newspaper about the country's commitment to Russia chosen by the citizens of Pridnestrovie, difficulties in the conditions of constant blockades and sanctions from neighboring countries, Moscow's support (in the economy, agriculture, about helping pensioners, etc.). Russia, first of all, is a peacemaking country, it has kept peace in Pridnestrovie for almost 30 years, the Deputy Chairman of the PMR Supreme Council, Head of the Commission on Foreign Policy and International Affairs stressed. She spoke with a Japanese journalist about the difficulties that Pridnestrovians, entrepreneurs, industrialists and the banking sector have been experiencing recently in connection with the restriction of transport movement across the Ukrainian border and Moldova's refusal to register Pridnestrovian economic agents` accounts on its territory.
Galina Antyufeeva emphasized that the deputies of the PMR Supreme Council represented the interests of their voters. All problems associated with blockade actions by Chisinau and Kiev must be resolved at the negotiating table. And for this it is necessary to achieve the resumption of the work of the 5 + 2 negotiation format, which has been in stagnation in recent years.
