Meeting of Vadim Krasnoselsky and Janis Mazeiks took place in the presidential executive office. The visit within the framework of the mandate of the head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova is the final one: the ambassador is completing the four-year diplomatic mission.
Vadim Krasnoselsky thanked the guest for his work, noting its complexity: “There were crises. It is almost impossible to talk about complete stability in general against the backdrop of the ongoing geopolitical catastrophes. Our task is to prevent the development of negative trends in the territory of Pridnestrovie, which is what we did. I consider that we worked successfully. We did not allow the conflict to escalate, we did not allow military actions. We tried, as much as possible, to mitigate the economic and energy crisis phenomena, which took place, unfortunately. I thank the European Union and you personally for your contribution to ensuring stability in Pridnestrovie. It is not all that simple, of course. It is economically difficult for us. Moldova is exerting unprecedented economic pressure on Pridnestrovie, which is bad and wrong, thereby deviating from the norms of the European Union. I have always said that the European Union should be present in our dialogue with Moldova, because Moldova acts in line with its slogans, its policy and politicization, let's be honest".
Janis Mazeiks, in turn, expressed gratitude to the leadership of Pridnestrovie for their openness and desire for cooperation. He confirmed that the past four years were difficult, and expressed satisfaction with the fact that the EU, as far as possible, contributed to the solution of urgent problems, including in terms of overcoming the energy crisis at the beginning of this year. "Much remains ahead, since there are issues whose solution has not progressed during this period. I highly appreciate the fact that we have managed to maintain stability", the European diplomat emphasized.
The topic of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova did not go unnoticed by the interlocutors. Vadim Krasnoselsky described the current electoral trends in the neighboring republic as burning, powerful and even hysterical, emphasizing that it is unacceptable for them to spread to Pridnestrovie. "I want to wish the Moldovan society to pass these difficult electoral tests, to choose worthy people, the ones they see. This is the choice of the citizens of Moldova. Well, and to live on. I would like Pridnestrovie to be mentioned less in various speculative appeals at the same time. Citizens of the PMR live in Pridnestrovie, but there is a certain number of people who have Moldovan citizenship. Naturally, they have the corresponding rights and obligations. Their right to participate in elections, if they wish. The information about the reduction in the number of polling stations where Pridnestrovians must vote actually has a political overtone in my opinion. If we observe history, then in the last parliamentary elections 41 polling stations were open. Everything was fine. All the people voted. Yes, there were some problems, but nevertheless, everyone made their choice freely and democratically. We certainly saw negative trends during the last presidential elections in Moldova: allegedly mining of bridges, mining of polling stations, and so on. That is, there was direct opposition to Moldovan citizens living in Pridnestrovie participating in the relevant elections. If Moldova does not see the participation of Moldovan citizens living in Pridnestrovie in the Moldovan elections, I conclude that it is time to say this clearly and directly: that, they say, we do not want to see Pridnestrovians in the elections of Moldova, we do not want Pridnestrovians to influence our electoral processes, our elections, we recognize Pridnestrovie as a separate state, and you, Pridnestrovians, cannot participate in the elections. But this is not happening. Some incomprehensible decisions are being made, based on false positions that electoral activity is declining. Of course, when a bridge is allegedly mined or polling stations are mined, it is clear that the number of people has decreased for quite understandable reasons. Not because they did not want to go to vote, but because they were not allowed there. All this takes on the shell of speculation. This is not good, it is undemocratic," Vadim Krasnoselsky emphasized. He wished the Moldovan society to successfully and calmly pass the electoral stage in compliance with all democratic principles.
