Tiraspol, January 9. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Moldova's accession to the EU without Pridnestrovie is a realistic approach. Meanwhile, the scenario in which good neighborly relations exist between the PMR and the RM is the most profitable and viable of all. And it can be implemented, including in the context of Moldova’s European integration.
This opinion was expressed by the President of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky in an interview with the Russian news agency TASS.
“We are a separate entity of international relations. Neither the EU nor Moldova can decide for us. Therefore, if a neighboring country wants to join somewhere, they are welcome to do it, while we determine our own destiny,” the head of the Pridnestrovian state said.
He drew attention to the fact that so far the Moldovan authorities are only leading Moldovan-Pridnestrovian relations towards greater confrontation.
“The blockade measures of past years, the introduction of duties for our economic agents from January 1 of this year - all this is a targeted policy of the Moldovan authorities. And the “European choice” has absolutely nothing to do with it. On the contrary, with these unreasonable restrictions, which, among other things, violate trading agreement between Pridnestrovie and the European Union, the leaders of Moldova once again show that all their talk about European values is just an empty sound,” Vadim Krasnoselsky noted.
According to him, nothing prevents the Moldovan side from returning to the negotiating table right now and lifting restrictions on people and businesses.
The President of the PMR recalled that Pridnestrovie and the EU were able to find a mutually acceptable formula for continuing trade after Moldova signed an Association Agreement with the European Union in 2014.
“However, even under the new conditions, Moldova has been striving in various ways to limit the export-import relations of Pridnestrovie over the years, also creating problems for European consumers of our products,” the head of state emphasized.
