CHISINAU, 15 July 2013 – Official negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement process will take place in Vienna on 16 and 17 July.
The two-day meeting will bring together representatives of the sides, mediators and observers in the negotiations – Moldova, Transdniestria, the OSCE, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the US and the EU. The talks will be chaired by Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for conflicts.
Photos from the opening session will be made available by the OSCE Mission to Moldova.
On Wednesday, 17 July, a concluding press briefing with Ambassador Deshchytsia, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Ambassador Jennifer Brush, and the Moldovan and Transdniestrian Chief Negotiators, Eugen Carpov and Nina Shtanski, will be held via video link with journalists in Chisinau at approximately 13:30 CEST (Vienna time), 14:30 EEST (Chisinau time). Media from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River are invited at the OSCE Mission to Moldova, at 108 Mitropolit Dosoftei Street, Chisinau, to watch the live video link and ask questions.
For more information, please contact the OSCE Mission to Moldova Press Office, Ecaterina Leuca +373 22 887 853 (landline), + 373 69 87 16 54 (mobile).