Transnistria asks to join the UN, calls Moldova an aggressor
The Parliament of the unrecognized Transnistria has adopted an appeal to the United Nations asking the United Nations to provide the unrecognized republic with the status of observer state in the organization,
Deschide news agency reports.
The document is addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN President of the General Assembly Miroslav Lajcak. The appeal was written on behalf of the leader of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, and the so-called chairman of the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), Alexander Shcherba.
In the document, the Transnistrian leaders complain about Moldova as an aggressor that "with every year takes an increasingly radical, conflict-prone position in bilateral relations."
The same "Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic" is called "an example of the effective functioning of direct democracy".
"Transnistria can and is ready to become a responsible and reliable partner for the United Nations, which ensures the democratic, progressive and conflict-free development of a half-million people in the heart of Eurasia," the statement says.
The Transnistrian leaders asked the UN to grant it special status as an observer state at the UN and to create an international working group on Transnistria.
"The practical implementation of these initiatives will serve to ensure lasting peace and stability in this regional space, and will contribute to the objective and timely informing of the international community regarding the current situation around Transnistria," the appeal says.
Earlier, Moldova asked the UN to consider the withdrawal of Russian servicemen from its territory during the session of the UN General Assembly.
On July 21, the Moldovan Parliament issued a statement urging the Russian Federation to withdraw Russian servicemen from the territory of Moldova, and to replace the civilian peacekeeping mission with an international mandate.