According to the president, the superior bodies of power should be formed, taking account for the majority's opinion. It is proposed to set a turnout threshold for presidential elections at 40 percent
Issues concerning the peacekeeping operation and also the situation in the Security Zone were discussed at the meeting. The sides put special focus on the current state of negotiations between Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova
In the course of the meeting Pridnestrovian delegation confirmed its principled position that politically motivated criminal cases must be dismissed on the "all for all" principal, the MFA's press service reports
The president instructed the Ministry of Justice to draft the corresponding bill following a meeting with the staff of Bendery's Elektroapparatura palnt, which is facing now bankruptcy proceedings
With 71.7% supporting the independence of the PMR and subsequent free accession to Russia, 18.2% of respondents prefer the integration of the independent Pridnestrovian state into the Eurasian Union
The maneuvers are scheduled, and they will last to the end of May. About 500 military personnel take part in them; up to 100 units of weapons and military equipment are employed
