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Press release
OSCE Parliamentarians call for fair power-sharing in a federalized Moldova
- Date:
- Place:
- CHISINAU
- Source:
- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Moldova
- Fields of work:
- National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 29 September 2003 - "A federation built upon a fair power-sharing mechanism and with a clear separation of powers would secure a better future for Moldova and its people", said Kimmo Kiljunen, Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) at today's opening session of the Second Parliamentary Seminar on Federalism in Moldova.
The event brings together OSCE Parliamentarians from Finland, Germany, Russia and Slovenia, experts from the Council of Europe and the European Union (EU), and political leaders and constitutional experts from Moldova and its Transdniestrian region to discuss aspects of a federal state.
This second seminar, which has been organized by the OSCE PA in close co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Moldova, is a follow-up to the "Seminar on Federalism" held in Chisinau and Tiraspol in May this year, where the purpose was also to further promote the ongoing negotiations between Moldova and the Transdniestrian region on a new constitution for Moldova.
It is hoped that agreement on a federal constitution would resolve the decade-old conflict between the two sides by peaceful means. The OSCE, through its Mission to Moldova, is a co-mediator in this negotiation process.
In opening the two-day event, Mr. Kiljunen, who also heads the OSCE Parliamentary Team on Moldova, stressed the need to work on compromise solutions in order to overcome the decade-old conflict between Moldova and the separatist Transdniestrian region.
"The OSCE stands ready as an honest broker to give advice to both sides on how such compromise solutions could look like", added Mr. Kiljunen.
On the second day of their visit, the OSCE Parliamentarians and experts from the EU and the Venice Commission will meet with the Joint Constitutional Commission (JCC) in Bender.
The JCC has just finished discussions on the chapter on human rights and fundamental freedoms of a future common constitution and will start to work on the structure of the future federation in a week's time.
The event brings together OSCE Parliamentarians from Finland, Germany, Russia and Slovenia, experts from the Council of Europe and the European Union (EU), and political leaders and constitutional experts from Moldova and its Transdniestrian region to discuss aspects of a federal state.
This second seminar, which has been organized by the OSCE PA in close co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Moldova, is a follow-up to the "Seminar on Federalism" held in Chisinau and Tiraspol in May this year, where the purpose was also to further promote the ongoing negotiations between Moldova and the Transdniestrian region on a new constitution for Moldova.
It is hoped that agreement on a federal constitution would resolve the decade-old conflict between the two sides by peaceful means. The OSCE, through its Mission to Moldova, is a co-mediator in this negotiation process.
In opening the two-day event, Mr. Kiljunen, who also heads the OSCE Parliamentary Team on Moldova, stressed the need to work on compromise solutions in order to overcome the decade-old conflict between Moldova and the separatist Transdniestrian region.
"The OSCE stands ready as an honest broker to give advice to both sides on how such compromise solutions could look like", added Mr. Kiljunen.
On the second day of their visit, the OSCE Parliamentarians and experts from the EU and the Venice Commission will meet with the Joint Constitutional Commission (JCC) in Bender.
The JCC has just finished discussions on the chapter on human rights and fundamental freedoms of a future common constitution and will start to work on the structure of the future federation in a week's time.