{"id":445329,"date":"2018-02-17T15:35:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T15:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=445329"},"modified":"2018-02-17T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T15:35:20","slug":"chisinau-tiraspol-review-progress-agreements-sign-protocol-decision-veterinary-quarantine-plant-protection-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/chisinau-tiraspol-review-progress-agreements-sign-protocol-decision-veterinary-quarantine-plant-protection-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Chi\u0219in\u0103u and Tiraspol review progress on agreements, sign protocol decision on veterinary, quarantine and plant protection measures"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

15 February 2018-\u00a0The first meeting in the 1+1 format the Moldovan and Transdniestrian Chief Negotiators, Cristina Lesnic and Vitaly Ignatiev, respectively, took place in Chi\u0219in\u0103u at the OSCE Mission building.<\/p>\n

According to the press-release<\/a> of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Lesnic and Ignatiev reviewed the progress achieved in the implementation of 4 out of 5 agreements signed in November 2017:<\/a><\/p>\n

In the first two months of 2018, the Sides have locked in an agreement on the increased capacity of the Gura Bicului-Bychok bridge to make it accessible to vehicles of up to 10 tonnes, ensured the functioning of the Moldova-administered Latin-script schools, agreed on the apostilization of educational documents issued in Transdniestria, and restored Moldovan farmers\u2019 access to their land in the Dubasari district.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the same time, Lesnic urged the Transnistrian negotiator to unblock the access of farmers from Dub\u0103sari district to their lands in order to start the spring agricultural works.<\/p>\n

The parties promised to achieve agreement in the next few months\u00a0<\/em>on a mechanism to allow vehicles from the Transnistrian region to participate in international road traffic. A meeting of the working group on the transportation issues was scheduled<\/a> for 21 February.<\/p>\n

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Aside from the talks, Lesnic and Ignatiev signed a protocol decision on veterinary, quarantine and plant protection measures, which would facilitate the harmonization of standards to the European level.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the press after the meeting, Transnistria’s “foreign minister” Ignatiev stated that he insisted on stopping the “politically-motivated cases” and ensuring the full functioning of the railway transportation in the region. Moreover, Ignatiev announced that Chi\u0219in\u0103u and Tiraspol agreed to restart the working groups on banking and human rights issues.<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/strong>On 25 November 2017,\u00a0accompanied by 5+2 mediators and observers<\/a>, Moldova\u2019s Reintegration Minister George Balan and the so-called \u201cforeign minister\u201d of Transnistria Vitaly\u00a0Ignatiev signed 4 protocols elaborated at the expert groups level. The protocols focus on 4 key issues:<\/p>\n