Transnistrian official: Resuming talks with Moldova difficult
The continuing political instability in Moldova, the coming of a new team to country governance, and the forthcoming formation of new power structures - all this gives no ground for expecting that full-scaled negotiations on Transnistrian conflict settlement can be resumed in an observable future, Transnistrian "minister of foreign affairs" Vladimir Yastrebchak stated in an interview with the Echo of Moscow radio.
He said the historic paths of Transnistria's and Moldova's are diverging farther and farther, "but nevertheless we must continue negotiations in any case. We must continue working to achieve a settlement of Moldo-Transnistrian relations by using exclusively peaceful means. Therefore the current pause cannot indeed suit us".
Reviewing the elections in Moldova and speaking of the parties that have won seats in the new Moldovan Parliament, Vladimir Yastrebchak said that none of the parties will be an easier negotiator for Transnistria.
He explained, "All of them differ from one another only by a degree of stiffness in their approaches to Transnistria. However, none of them has yet expressed a wish to hold negotiations with us on equal terms. So, we are not feeling any particular joy or grievance concerning the forces in new Moldovan parliament. I don't think we will have to hold negotiations with one political force only. We will have to speak to people representing different political forces, and they will be trying to work out an agreed-on common position".
Yastrebchak believes that the power monopoly of the Moldovan Communist Party is coming to an end, and that a natural change of generations is taking place in Moldova.
"New people, new politicians are emerging in Chisinau. And the high voter turnout, which nobody could expect [58.5% at the July 29 elections] is evidence that the people of Moldova need changes and want their country to start developing in another direction", said the Transnistrian "foreign minister."
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