Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly, Nicolae Timofti President of the Republic of Moldova, called for Transnistria to be reintegrated to the Republic of Moldova with a “comfortable level of self governance”, and insisted that Russian forces should be withdrawn.
“The perpetuation of the Transnistrian conflict undermines our national security and territorial integrity, hampers economic development and divides society”, he said. He highlighted the role the Council of Europe is playing in the conflict through the project Confidence-building measures on both sides of the river Nistru.
Mr. Timofti stressed that Moldova is advancing towards European integration – with EU membership as a further step – and has taken relevant measures for its democratic transformation, for example, with regard to the judicial system and the fight against corruption.
He recalled the adoption by the Moldovan Parliament in July 2012 of an Action Plan on honouring the Republic of Moldova´s commitments with the Council of Europe, which shows the “determination to promote systemic and structural reforms” to comply with the organisations´ standards.
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03.10.2012Timofti: Russian forces should be withdrawn from Transnistria, region should enjoy adequate self-governance
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