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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 14, 2013 4:05:42 GMT -5
Bulgarians in Moldova Request Autonomy. Novinite.com Society | April 13, 2013, Saturday| 535 views The council of Moldovan town of Taraclia, populated predominantly by ethnic Bulgarians, has sent a letter to central authorities in Chisinau requestion a cultural and administrative autonomy. The letter, adopted unanimously by the council, is on occasion of the 200th anniversary of Taraclias' founding, to be celebrated May 6. The councilors have also proposed a draft law on the "special status of the Taraclia national-cultural region of the Republic of Moldova." According to the document, the region deserves a special status due to its "compact Bulgarian population," and needs to be officially recognized as the center of Bulgarians in Moldova. The address asks not only for cultural, but also for administrative autonomy. It proposes that Bulgarian be included next to Moldovan as an official language of the region. Earlier this week, Moldova's Gagauz community also requested autonomy, by means of a number of MPs who filed a proposal to that effect in parliament. The moves come in the wake of a legislative proposal by Moldova's Liberal Party, which sees Russian demoted from the status of national official language and Moldovan to be re-named Romanian. In 2012, second-largest in Moldova, Balti, which is home to a sizeable Russian-speaking community, requested and received administrative autonomy. Bulgarians in Moldova have twice approved on referendum (1994 and 1999) the request of a special legal status from national authorities.  The entrance monument to the city of Taraclia. File photo |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Mar 24, 2014 17:03:15 GMT -5
NATO commander warns of Russian threat to separatist Moldova region. Reuters Mar 24, 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD8b5EnfCFENATO's top military chief says Russia has 'very sizeable' and 'very ready' force at Ukrainian border and may have its sights on Moldova, ahead of world leaders summit in the Netherlands. Vanessa Johnston reports. |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 4, 2014 16:00:56 GMT -5
I'll finish adding links soon!Transnistria Libre! Why should the people of Transnistria be forced to use the Roman alphabet? Antiwar.comby Justin Raimondo, March 31, 2014 The good news is that Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Paris – the bad news is that the negotiations will come to naught if the US insists on upholding its black-and-white narrative, which depicts Russia as the "aggressor" and Ukraine as the blameless helpless victim. What’s interesting about the diplomatic encounter is the nature of Russia’s proposals: a federal system for Ukraine, which allows for greater autonomy for eastern and southern Ukraine, recognition of Russian as one of the official languages, and – especially baffling for Western observers – guarantees for Transnistria’s Russian-speaking population. Transnistria? Those who wish to research the burning Transnistrian Question are handicapped from the very beginning because, among other unresolved issues surrounding this weird little strip of land bordering Moldova and ethnically Russian southern Ukraine is what to call it: there are at least three or four different names for this curious string of territory that snakes along the eastern bank of the Dniester river. The region declared independence in 1992, the immediate impetus being the Soviet collapse, which coincided with a drive within Moldova for union with Romania. Filling the vacuum once occupied by the Romanian Communists, a pan-Romanian movement, motivated by virulent nationalism, was rapidly gaining influence. The pan-Romanists demanded a single official language – Romanian – and the end of political autonomy for geographically concentrated minority ethnic groups. From now on, declared the central Moldovan government, all official business – including instruction in state-supported schools – would be conducted in the sole official language, i.e. the Roman alphabet. That action reversed the old Soviet laws, which had banned the Roman alphabet and decreed all official texts must be in Cyrillic. This ethno-linguistic tug-of-war pretty much encapsulates the post-Soviet history of the entire region. The Moldovan language edict was the initial impetus for the Transnistrian revolt, but the real issue was a fear Moldova would soon merge with Romania in order to realize the ancient dream of Romanian ultra-nationalists: the creation of "Greater Romania." Transnistria, unlike the rest of Moldova, had never been part of Romania, and the Russian and Ukrainian majority – some 60 percent – had no desire to be a part of the "Greater Romania" project. Fighting broke out, and, with the support of the Russians, Transnistria held a 1990 referendum in which 96 percent voted for independence – as in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and now Crimea. Igor Smirnov was elected President. The Moldovan response was to launch attacks on the rebellious republic, which were quickly repulsed: however, the Moldovans kidnapped Smirnov and other separatist leaders on Ukrainian territory and jailed them in the Moldovan capital. Smirnov and the others were released only when Transnistria blockaded the rail line bringing in vital supplies from the east. Boris Yeltsin intervened, at this point, signing an agreement with the Romanians that granted autonomy to Transnistria and also granted it the right to self-determination if and when Moldova decided to merge with Romania. The merger project, however, receded into the background as the "Greater Romania" ultra-nationalists began to lose influence in Moldova – and also Romania – due to the rapidly worsening economic situation in the region. The grandiose plans of the Greater Romanians faded as Moldova careened into utter privation, and the prospect of joining up with dirt-poor Romania seemed less attractive: a referendum overwhelmingly rejected union with Romania. This did nothing to reassure the Transnistrians, however, who suspected Yeltsin and the Russians might sell them out for the right price. Transnistria contains most of what had formerly been Moldova’s light industrial and energy facilities, which the central government was eager to get its hands on. In spite of guarantees of "special" autonomy in the Moldovan constitution under the new administration, the Transnistrians insisted on dealing with the Moldovans in state-to-state terms. To heck with the Moldovan constitution, they averred – which could be changed if the right-wing nationalists came back into power – they wanted a treaty. This the Moldovans steadfastly refused – and the conflict has been "frozen" in place ever since. As in virtually all such post-Soviet "frozen conflicts," history, ethnicity, language, and economics combine in a mosaic of extreme complexity – one not given to cold war era dichotomous thinking. Does anybody really have an easy and just solution to the Transnistrian Question, mired as it is in a tumultuous history of bloody wars, pogroms, and feuds that started in the 14th century? In all of these conflicts – from Crimea to Abkhazia – the clear-cut roles of aggressor and defender blend into one another and all efforts to construct a narrative that puts Russian-speakers in the wrong and Moldovans (or Ukrainians, Poles, etc.) in the right run aground on the rocky shoals of history and moral ambiguity. Yet there is John Kerry, sitting in Paris with Lavrov even as I write, presuming to decide, among other things, the fate of Transnistria. As if we could ever know enough about that impossibly complicated part of the world to make even a qualified judgment. Lavrov is now insisting on a "federal," i.e. highly decentralized system granting a great degree of autonomy to southern and eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin is also demanding an end to efforts to make Ukrainian the sole official language, as well as calling for the coup leaders to rein in the right-wing militias, which have taken the place of the police in Kiev. Neither Washington nor Moscow has any business determining Ukraine’s internal political arrangements. Yet it is Washington, in its deployment of "soft power" against the democratically elected government of Viktor Yanukovich, that bears the onus of having provoked this kind of interference by Moscow. The Kiev coup was bought and paid for by the West, which poured money and who-knows-what-else into the Ukrainian opposition – unleashing ultra-nationalist forces like Svoboda and Right Sector and their violent provocations. The Ukrainian "crisis" is entirely the creation of Washington and its "democracy promotion" strategy of pursuing regime-change in the states of the former Soviet Union. What’s more, the Russian proposals are clearly in line with libertarian principles – and yes, this is truly shocking to those who still think a nation’s domestic political character determines and defines its foreign policy. Yet the undeniable truth of the matter is that the decentralized federal system advanced by Lavrov maximizes the liberty of local communities and minimizes the power of oligarch-run authorities in Kiev to plunder the provinces. Conservatives in the US who invoke states rights as a bulwark against an overweening federal government need to think twice before denouncing the Lavrov proposal. As we have seen in the case of Transnistria, the language question is a major problem in southeastern Europe, and the libertarian solution – guarantee linguistic liberty to ethnic minorities – is specified in the Russian proposals. In America, ballots and other official documents are in multiple languages: why is this multicultural approach suddenly abandoned whenever the issue involves Russia and the states of the former Soviet Union? Support for these two important principles – decentralism and multi-lingualism – are what distinguishes genuine libertarians of Ukrainian extraction from Ukrainian nationalists who share with Svoboda and Right Sector a pathological hatred of all things Russian. Don’t be fooled by the latter. This doesn’t mean, however, that the US government should impose these principles, together with Russia, on the peoples of the region. Let the Ukrainians negotiate with the Crimeans, and if they want to involve the Russians that’s their business. We, on the other hand, have no business interfering in this squabble. Why oh why should the long-suffering people of Transnistria – who have lived under the Romanians, the Nazis, the Soviets, and the Moldovans – be forced to read, write, and speak Moldovan? Why must they use the Roman alphabet rather than Cyrillic letters? Does the United States really have a vital interest in deciding this burning question? Is it worth risking the start of a new cold war with nuclear-armed Russia? These are the high weeds we wade into whenever we interfere in the internal affairs of other nations, and they don’t get much higher than in places like Transnistria, Ukraine, and Russia’s "near abroad." The danger here is we lose our way in this wilderness of competing ethnicities and catch ourselves on a tripwire that leads to a wider conflict for which we – and the world – are unprepared. The only rational course for the US to take is to turn back – before it’s too late. 
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 17, 2014 21:22:24 GMT -5
Transdniestr leader calls on EU to recognise breakaway region. AFP news agency Apr 16, 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvTgTGufidAEXCLUSIVE The leader of Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestr on Wednesday called on the European Union to recognise the statelet as independent to ensure stability in the region amid the standoff between Ukraine and Russia. |
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 6, 2014 14:34:36 GMT -5
Moldova: Hundreds protest as authorities threaten Victory Day ban. RuptlyTV May 5, 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT0hjFw35zQM/S WW2 Veterans driving vehicles with flags M/S WW2 Veterans M/S Car with Communist flag W/S Activists on square holding flags M/S People holding flags M/S Activists holding Motherland-Eurasian Union movement flags M/S Boys holding portrait of WW2 veteran M/S Woman holding portrait of veterans M/S Young by holding portrait of WW2 veteran W/S Gathering of Motherland-Eurasian Union movement M/S Great National Assembly Square monument W/S Chisinau M/S Activists holding banners and flags of Motherland-Eurasian Union movement SOT of a participant of the march (in Russian): "Today we are marching to honour the victory of the Soviet people over the Nazi Germany and the Nazi occupation. It's our victory, and despite the efforts of the current authorities who are trying to diminish the significance of this date we want to tell them - it's our victory, and if it slips anyone's mind, we shall remind them of it." W/S Clock tower in Chisinau Ahead of Victory Day around 1,000 activists from Motherland-Eurasian Union movement, WWII veterans and members of their families took part in a march on the central Great National Assembly Square in the Moldovan capital, Monday. The march was held as Chisinau officials consider a proposal to cancel the Victory Day parade instead staging a Europe Day on May 9. Participants said it was their duty to uphold the march to honour the victory and it's heroes, and that they are marching to "honour the victory of the Soviet people over the Nazi Germany and the Nazi occupation." |
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 11, 2014 18:38:51 GMT -5
Stuck in rogue airspace: Moldova seizes Transnistria petitions from Russian delegation jet. RT.com May 11, 2014 04:26 Moldova has seized thousands of petitions from the citizens of Transnistria seeking “reunification with Russia” from a Russian delegation’s plane, as politicians had a hard time leaving the breakaway state with all neighboring airspaces closed for them. “Moldovan secret services on-board our plane are confiscating boxes with Transdniestrians’ signatures for reunification with Russia,” Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin tweeted. These documents, according to Rogozin, were transferred to him by activists during his visit to Tiraspol for Victory Day celebrations. “Yesterday we received signatures that were handed to us by activists of the Union of Russian Communities,” the Deputy Prime Minister added. The politician's assistant has also confirmed that “special forces” have seized the boxes with signatures and have driven them away. Another member of the Russian delegation that visited Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, Russian MP Aleksey Zhuravlev said there were more than 30,000 signatures. Moldova said the documents were seized by “competent authorities” in order to “analyze their legitimacy” within the context of the country’s laws. “The private visit to the Republic of Moldova by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, accompanied by a group of deputies from the State Duma of the Federal Assembly as well as members of the Russian government has not passed without provocative statements against the Republic of Moldova,” Chisinau statement read, as cited by Itar-Tass. The statement went on to say that prior to the Russian delegation's visit to Transnistria, which Moldova considers its sovereign territory, Chisinau urged the delegation through “diplomatic channels” to “refrain from comments that may harm bilateral relations.” Despite such request the statement reads, “the representative of Russia once again allowed himself express to erroneous evaluations and comments of the sovereign choice of the development of our country.” “Recent actions and statements by Rogozin are counterproductive and not conducive to the promotion of the Transnistrian settlement process.” The Moldovan authorizes were able to seize the documents after the plane carrying Russian politicians was forced to land in Chisinau after both Ukraine and Romania restricted its airspace to the Russian Rusjet Yak 42. On Saturday, Rogozin tweeted that Romania closed its airspace “at the request of the US.” Ukraine also banned the plane from flying over its territory. “Upon a US request, Romania has closed its air space for my plane,” he tweeted. “Ukraine doesn't allow me to pass through again. Next time I'll fly on board TU-160,” he said implying that with all the neighboring airspaces closed only Russia's largest strategic bomber could pierce through. Shocked by the “TU-160” remark, the Romanian Foreign Ministry has requested Russia for an explanation over Rogozin's reaction to being barred from its airspace. Bucharest wants to know if the politician's comments represented Russia's official position towards Romania. “The threat of using a Russian strategic bomber plane by a Russian deputy prime minister is a very grave statement under the current regional context,” the statement read. Romania justified its own actions by “simply following sanctions” imposed by the EU against Russia over Ukraine, although it remains unclear how the visa ban of one person is related to the rejection of crossing airspace for the whole aircraft. The Romanians did not mention why the same rules were not followed during Rogozin's initial travel to Tiraspol on May 8, when his plane was forced by Ukraine – and was allowed to – fly over Bulgaria and Romania to reach the veterans of Transnistria for Victory Day celebrations. The Russian Foreign Ministry is yet to reply to Romania's request, meanwhile Rogozin tweeted, “Off, despite the ban,” before returning to Moscow. Apparently, as explained in the Russian embassy in Moldova, Rogozin jumped on a regularly scheduled commercial flight to return to Moscow, as the rest of Russia's delegation waited for aviation authorities to be cleared for takeoff. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities forced the aircraft carrying the rest of the Russian delegation to fly back to Moldova shortly after takeoff, apparently fearing that Rogozin, who is placed on the EU sanctions list, might still be onboard. “Our plane was ordered to return to Chisinau, threatening forced landing in Ukraine,” Vladimir Medinsky, Russia's culture minister said on Saturday, explaining that at first, the jet was cleared for takeoff, but as the flight just started to ascend, it was forced down, most likely following Washington's request. Kiev itself explained that Rusjet (RSJ) was not given flight permission “in connection with gross violations of Ukraine's airspace use, namely landing at a closed Simferopol airport.” The rest of the delegation was eventually also forced to take a regular scheduled flight from Chisinau to Moscow.  |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Jul 2, 2014 13:16:25 GMT -5
Russian Deputy PM pledges support to Moldova’s breakaway region.
RT.com
July 02, 2014 14:02
The Association Agreement between Moldova and the EU is violating the basic rights of people living in the breakaway Republic of Transdniester, claims Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin as he promised “full-fledged support” to the region.
The Deputy PM explained that before Moldova’s association with the EU Transdniester had been selling its products mostly to European countries and now this option will be lost. However, Russia will open its markets to the republic and provide other support, he said.
Russia’s objective is to ensure decent living standards for Transdniester residents, Rogozin stated.
The promises were made at a Tuesday press conference after government officials from Russia and the Transdniester Republic signed a number of memorandums on cooperation in trade, economy, education and culture.
In his press statement Rogozin also attacked Moldova’s pro-EU position, saying that this course was countering “life’s natural logic”, as about 700,000 Moldovan citizens are now working in Russia as labor migrants and their earnings are supporting the state budget of their homeland.
He reiterated that Chisinau officials were not taking into consideration the interests and opinions of the Transdniester people. “They were pressured, isolated, they were blackmailed and nobody heeded their opinion when the agreement with Brussels was signed,” Rogozin told reporters.
Rogozin said Russia will continue cooperating with Moldova, and that he hoped for a meeting with Chisinau authorities at which he could bring up the topic of basic human rights stated in the UN Charter. “Today these fundamental rights of the Transdniester residents are being violated by the Republic of Moldova and all those who are behind the signing of the association agreement with the European Union,” the official claimed.
“In this situation we are going to turn to an unusual practice which is allowed by international law and our own Constitution- we will render all kinds of assistance to the region so that Transdniester could survive this difficult period,” the Deputy PM concluded.
The unrecognized Republic of Transdniester came into existence in 1990, following a war of secession with Moldova. It has the population of over 500,000, most of them ethnic Russians and Russian speakers. Russia currently has a peacekeeping force of about 1,000 soldiers stationed in the republic’s capital Tiraspol to ensure security and stability in the region.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Jul 7, 2014 12:41:23 GMT -5
Moldova Suspends Russia’s Rossiya-24 TV Channel Until 2015.
CHISINAU, July 4 (RIA Novosti) – Moldova’s television watchdog has suspended the broadcasts of Russia’s Rossiya-24 TV channel in the republic until January 1, 2015, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Friday.
“Earlier Russian channels received public warnings about the content of news programs. We suspended the broadcasts of the Rossiya-24 TV channel until January 1, 2015, while TV7 [which rebroadcasts NTV] and Prime [which rebroadcasts Channel-1] received public warnings,” head of the television watchdog, Marian Pokaznoy said.
The watchdog said the reason for the decision was the channel’s non-compliance, with Moldovan television regulations.
The channels rebroadcasting NTV, Channel-1, RTR and REN-TV were fined.
“If RTR and REN-TV in Moldova don’t change their policies, decisions will be made to suspend the right to place advertising, then to suspend the licenses and then, in accordance with the law, to revoke the licenses,” explained Pokaznoy.
In April, checks on Russian channels started in Moldova, requested by parliamentary deputy Anna Gutsu. According to Gutsu, this measure is necessitated by “the need to provide informational security in the country” in relation to the events in neighboring Ukraine.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Sept 17, 2014 12:50:46 GMT -5
Foreign Ministry criticizes Romanian PM over Moldova annexation statement.
RT.com
September 16, 2014 13:38
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has denounced Romanian PM Victor Ponta’s plan to unify Moldova with Romania by 2018 as “inadmissible and irresponsible,” and called for all European countries to counter modern expansionism.
Prime Minister Ponta, announced last week that he was entering the race for the Romanian presidency, and said that if elected he would make the unification of Romania and Moldova his main objective.
“We consider it irresponsible and inadmissible to multiply such statements when an election campaign is under way in Moldova. We expect the Chisinau authorities to give an adequate appraisal of these words. We also hold that a reaction must follow from Brussels and other European capitals,” the Russian Foreign ministry said in a statement.
Russian diplomats added that authorities in Moscow were concerned how certain Bucharest circles have annexation plans concerning the sovereignty and neutrality of Moldova.
Romanian nationalists have had plans to annex Moldova ever since it emerged as an independent nation in the early 1990s. Bucharest officials introduced a simplified citizenship procedure for Moldovans and thousands of people have already used it, especially after Romanians received the right of visa free travel in the EU.
This year Romania sponsored a national census in Moldova, and the Romanian ambassador told reporters that his country was interested in the number of Moldovans who spoke Romanian and considered themselves Romanians.
Moldova signed an Association Agreement with the EU in June this year and ratified it in July. After this move Moscow warned Chisinau that it would cause a review of trade links between Russia and Moldova. In addition, Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin said that the agreement violated the basic rights of residents of the Russian-speaking breakaway Republic of Transdniester. Rogozin also promised Russia’s fully-fledged support to the region.
In the same speech Rogozin attacked Moldova’s pro-EU position, saying that this course was countering “life’s natural logic,” as about 700,000 Moldovan citizens are now working in Russia as labor migrants, and their earnings are supporting the state budget of their homeland.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Nov 14, 2014 12:12:11 GMT -5
Moldova: veterans and separatists fight at airport.
8:10 AM Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) Moldovan war veterans have scuffled with the bodyguards of a pro-Russian separatist leader at Chisinau airport as he headed to Moscow. No injuries were reported.
Officials said 20 veterans tried to stop Trans-Dniester leader Yevgeny Shevchuk from entering the airport Monday evening. They clashed with his bodyguards, and airport security personnel stopped the altercation. Moldovan police detained several bodyguards, at least one of whom hit the veterans. No veterans were detained.
Trans-Dniester broke away from Moldova in 1990, and 1,500 people were killed in a war between separatists and Moldovan forces in 1992. Trans-Dniester is not internationally recognized but wants to join Russia.
The incident at the airport came after separatists at the weekend detained several Moldovan politicians who were campaigning in Trans-Dniester ahead of Nov. 30 elections.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Nov 30, 2014 14:42:28 GMT -5
Parliamentary elections kick off in Moldova. English.news.cn 2014-11-30 20:57:27 CHISINAU, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Parliamentary elections started in Moldova on Sunday as 20 political parties and blocs as well as four independents contend 101 parliamentary seats. "I voted for the people's welfare," said President Nicolae Timofti after casting his vote early in the morning, calling upon people to take part in the elections and not to allow others to decide instead of them. Parliament Speaker Igor Corman said that he voted with confidence for a better future and for a European Moldova, hoping that the votes of the people allow creating a solid parliamentary majority. Prime Minister Iurie Leanca said that he voted for a European Moldova and called on the undecided voters to take part in the elections. "We now got onto the train and the train set off, but the path is not yet irreversible," stressed the head of Government. "I hope something will be clear after these elections, even if I do not have great hope," stated the head of the Communists Party Vladimir Voronin, adding that time will come when Moldova will get rid of poverty, corruption and the mafia so that it could develop further. The leader of the Socialists Party Igor Dodon said that he voted for Moldova's future and prosperity alongside Russia, stressing that "a fraud was committed by establishing only five polling places in Russia, for about 800,000 voters." "The importance of today's elections is immeasurable. We decide the country's future," stressed former Prime Minister Vlad Filat, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, voicing hope that the Moldovan people will choose to build a European future in Moldova. Under the country's electoral law, the threshold for parliamentary representation is 6 percent of the vote for individual parties, 9 percent for political blocs consisting of two parties, 11 percent for blocs formed of three parties or more and 2 percent for independent candidates. The Communists Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and the Socialists Party are expected to enter the new parliament. Over 3.22 million Moldovans will be able to vote at about 2,100 polling stations, including 95 abroad. The elections are monitored by over 4,000 international and national observers. The Republic of Moldova is a parliamentary republic, where the parliament elects the president and approves the formation of government and its programs. The current parliament was elected in a snap election in November 2010; the Communists Party won 42 out of 101 parliamentary seats, the Liberal Democratic Party 32, the Democratic Party 15 and the Liberal Party 12. The latter three parties formed a pro-western governing coalition. Meanwhile, eight Communist MPs and one each from the Liberal Democrats and the Liberals became non-attached deputies. -------------- Russia: "West influencing Moldova election," says exiled Patria party leader. RuptlyTV Nov 29, 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SoBkhUyN9AW/S Renato Usatii, leader of the Patria party gives a press conference in Moscow SOT, Renato Usatii, leader of the Patria party of Moldova (in Russian): "I now realise that the decision on the Patria party was taken not solely by Filat, Plahotnyuk and Voronin. I presume that it was made after consultations with embassies of some of the western countries. It was clear that the upcoming election would be the defining moment for Moldova. They must have seen the results of opinion polls." SOT, Renato Usatii, leader of the Patria party of Moldova (in Russian): "The position of our party is clear: we push for the denouncement of the EU pact. And it's up to people to decide [the country's course] on referendum." The founder of Moldova’s Patria party Renato Usatii accused the pro-European leadership of his country of forcing him into exile ahead of the forthcoming decisive parliamentary election. The Supreme Court of Moldova rejected an appeal for the Patria to run in Sunday’s parliamentary elections on Sunday after the Central Election Committee accused Patria of receiving overseas funding for their election campaign. Usatii said the decision was taken after his main opponents, including the leader of the pro-European Liberal Democratic Party Vlad Filat, of conducting consultations at western embassies in Chisinau. Speaking at a press conference in Moscow, Usatii said the pro-European parties in his country would only receive 35 % of the vote while his party were considered favourites to win the upcoming election which takes place on Sunday. |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Feb 17, 2015 8:44:53 GMT -5
Moldovan president designates businessman as PM.
English.news.cn 2015-02-15 08:43:55
BUCHAREST, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti on Saturday appointed young businessman Chiril Gaburici as prime minister-designate, according to a release of the presidential press service reaching here from Chisinau, capital of Moldova.
Gaburici has at most 15 days to draw up a governing program and pick his ministers before seeking a confidence vote in parliament.
Timofti on Friday and Saturday held consultations with the parliamentary groups in a move to designate a new candidate for premiership after the cabinet proposed by former Prime Minister Iurie Leanca failed to win the confidence vote in parliament on Thursday.
Gaburici was put forward for premiership by the Liberal Democratic Party, the only one of the five parliamentary parties which fielded a candidate.
On Jan. 23, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party signed an agreement to form a minority coalition government, as they could not reach agreement after more than 50 days of negotiations with the Liberal Party on formation of a three-party majority cabinet.
The two parties have together only 42 seats in the 101-seat parliament, while the new cabinet needs 51 votes to pass the vote of confidence in the parliament.
It seems that the new candidate will get support in the parliament from the Party of Communists, as the latter has been asking to nominate an apolitical person from the business sector as prime minister.
The Communists were allotted 21 seats in the parliament after the general elections on Nov. 30.
"I think Gaburici will get necessary number of votes," said Liberal Democratic leader Vlad Filat, expressing his conviction that the new cabinet will gain the number of votes needed to be invested, both from the Communists and the Liberals.
Yet, Liberals' leader Mihai Ghimpu reiterated on Saturday that they will vote only for a government of which it will form part.
This is the second, and also the last attempt to invest the government, otherwise the parliament will be dissolved and the country will face a snap election.
Gaburici, 38, managed the mobile phone company "Moldcell" in 2008-2012 and then its daughter company in Azerbaijan.
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 24, 2015 6:38:47 GMT -5
No upper limit to Ukrainian stupidity..
Kiev's Blockade of Transnistria a Threat to Regional Security.
MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 16:52 23.05.2015
Kiev's decision to scrap its military cooperation agreements with Russia, including transit rights for Russian peacekeepers and equipment to Transnistria, have created the potential to destabilize regional security, says Transnistrian Foreign Minister Nina Shtanski.
Speaking to First Transnistria TV, Shtanski noted that the Ukrainian parliament's decision to effectively block Russian peacekeepers from entering Transnistria is eroding Kiev's status as one of the guarantors of the Transnistrian peace process.
On Thursday, Ukraine's parliament annulled a series of agreements with Russia on military cooperation, mutual security, and cooperation in military reconnaissance and military logistics, including a 1995 agreement on the transit of Russian peacekeepers through Ukrainian territory to the Moldovan breakaway republic of Transnistria.
"Ukraine's decision is very difficult to explain using logic, based on the fact that Ukraine is one of the countries serving as a guarantor of the Transnistrian settlement, and, moreover, participates in the peacekeeping operation by providing military observers," Shtanski noted.
"At present we are asking ourselves whether Ukraine will remain one of the guarantors of peace, and whether it will remain an intermediary, because what is happening right now is pushing us to conclude that Ukraine is turning into a participant in the conflict, and this is a serious problem for regional security, for the negotiations process, and for dialogue as a whole," Shtanski added.
Commenting on Kiev's actions, Transnistria President Evgeniy Shevchuk noted that he was concerned that the decision would threaten to effectively end the peacekeeping operation, being "carried out jointly by contingents from the conflicting parties –Moldova and Transnistria, as well as a Russian contingent with the participation of Ukrainian military observers." Shevchuk emphasized that the enduringly successful peacekeeping operation is the sole "effective basis for peace and security in the conflict area today," adding that the destruction of the defense mechanisms could lead to the "destabilization of the situation."
"The purpose of these actions is clear, in my opinion. They are aimed at creating conditions for the expulsion of peacekeepers from [Transnistria] based on statements periodically emanating from Moldovan officials about the need to change the format of the peacekeeping operation," Shevchuk noted. He added that his government assesses Kiev's decision as an attempt "to put pressure not so much on Transnistria as on Russia, given that there are about 200,000 Russian citizens living in the area."
The Moldovan government supported the Ukrainian parliament's decision, and joined with Kiev in trying to prevent the supply of Russian peacekeepers from the Moldovan side of the border. On May 22, Moldovan media reported that authorities have detained and deported a Russian officer heading for the peacekeeping zone, following a similar scenario last week, when two more Russian servicemen were deported. The Russian contingent is believed to be gradually shrinking as officers complete their tour of duty and return home.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to respond to Kiev's decision, including how it will affect the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria. However, speaking to Russia's Zvezda TV on Friday, Russian Defense Ministry Coordinator of the Office of the Inspector General Yuri Yakubov speculated that the blockaded territory may be relieved via an air bridge set up by military transport aviation.
Transnistria attempted to break off from Moldova amid the breakup of the USSR, while Moldova itself was declaring its independence from Moscow. The Moldovan-Transnistrian conflict has been frozen since 1992, after a failed attempt by Chisinau to solve the problem through military force, turning Transnistria into a de-facto independent state, although it formally remains unrecognized by any UN member states.
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 27, 2015 16:33:38 GMT -5
Transnistria - Blockade of Tiraspol. Special report by Anna Afanasyeva Eng Subs.
Vox Populi Evo
May 27, 2015
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Post by TsarSamuil on Jun 4, 2015 21:06:52 GMT -5
Transnistria - Another Civil War Front? | ENG DE SUBS.
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Jun 3, 2015
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