... Laryushina, former Moldova president’s economic advisor and Senior Economist at Viitorul Institute for Development and Social Initiatives; Yuri Ganin, Vice-President of Transnistria Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Nicu Popescu, Senior Analyst at European Union Institute for Security Studies.
The speakers stressed that the Ukraine events have significantly changed the perception and role of the Moldova-Transnistria conundrum in the policies of the interested parties, as the conflict is increasingly seen in the context of the competing Eurasian and European integration models.
The ensuing discussion was supported by Sergey Kulik, Director for ...
... very tough conditions on its financial aid, demanding structural reforms which are sure to be unpopular. Ukraine has been promised further liberalization of the visa regime (after the Ukrainian government refused to sign the Association Agreement the European Union suspended talks on the matter and pointedly moved Moldova forward in the queue by promising its citizens short visa-free trips very soon).
By the same token the European Union reaffirmed its goal of strengthening economic integration and political association with the Eastern Partnership’s ‘promising’ ...
... General Andrey Kortunov received a
letter of gratitude from Roxana Cristescu
, head of CMI’s Program in Eastern Europe & Caucasus.
The CMI is grateful for the event that has provided its team with ample forecasts about Russian policies toward Moldova and Transnistria, as well as Russia-EU interaction on aspects relevant to relations with them. The meeting has been of great significance for CMI and its future activities.
... and parties to the conflict is to maintain the stability of their own positions of power and their current governments. External actors are pursuing their own geo-political and geo-economic interests, both genuine and fake. Since both Transnistria and Moldova, due to their small size and socio-economic underdevelopment, are of little value to these actors, only rivalry between the outsider players incentivizes conflict resolution.
Seasonal exacerbation?
However, Chisinau and Tiraspol will be faced ...
