Holding official negotiations on Transnistrian problem to bring success to Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship: Moldova Deputy PM

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Russia Daniel Russell noted that Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship played an important role in the process of settlement of the Transnistria conflict. He also said that the USA fully supported the approaches of Kazakhstan to the Transnistrian settlement.

Special Representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry for Moldova-Transnistria Sergei Gubarev appreciated the work of Kazakhstan during the period of the chairmanship in the Organization and expressed hope that the consultations on the Ttransnistrian settlement could be held in official format.

Representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleksandr Mishchenko complimented the activity of our country on the issues of settlement of protracted conflicts as well. He noted that Kazakhstan's successful chairmanship in the OSCE was one of the key factors in the issue of development of the dialogue between Chisinau and Tiraspol.

Transnistria Political Representatives Vladimir Yastrebchak noted that Kazakhstan made considerable efforts on the establishment of a dialogue between Chisinau and Tiraspol. According to him, due to such approach of Kazakhstan the frank dialogue was renewed.

Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Moldova's territorial re-integration Victor Osipov expressed gratitude to Kazakhstan for its efforts and said that if the negotiations on the Ttransnistrian problem were made official this year it would be the success of the Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship.