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Chief Negotiators for the Transdniestrian settlement process outline progress, commit to further steps
Publishing date: 15 February 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 15 February 2018- The first meeting in the 1+1 format between the Moldovan and Transdniestrian Chief Negotiators, Cristina Lesnic and Vitaly Ignatiev, respectively, took place in Chisinau on 15 February.
Substantial progress in Transdniestrian settlement talks in Vienna, clear commitment to solve remaining issues, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 28 November 2017- At a meeting of the 5+2 talks on the Transdniestrian Settlement Process in Vienna, political representatives from Chisinau and Tiraspol confirmed progress on several of the eight issues previously identified by the Sides, and made a commitment to finalize the remaining issues at the beginning of next year...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General welcome agreement on several social and economic issues in Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 27 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 27 November 2017 – Local communities and businesses on both sides of the Dniester/Nistru River and across the wider region will benefit from agreements on several social and economic issues reached by the Sides in the Trandniestrian Settlement Process, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger...
OSCE Chairmanship welcomes ground-breaking decision to open bridge over Dniester/Nistru River
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA/CHISINAU, 3 November 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, today welcomed the decision by the sides on opening the Gura Bicului-Bychok bridge in Moldova. The bridge connects both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River and has not been in operation since the 1992 conflict...
Youth from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River gain negotiation skills at Model OSCE Conference
Publishing date: 31 October 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Youth
The fifth annual Model OSCE Conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 26 to 29 October 2017 in Vadul lui Voda, bringing together 35 students from Balti, Chisinau, Cahul, Comrat and Tiraspol to participate in a simulation exercise that engages youth in conflict resolution, thereby honing their negotiation skills...
Political will is key to advance the negotiation process, says OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 8 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 8 September 2017 – The Special Representative of the Austrian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, concluded today his fifth visit to the region...
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes youth civic participation in three-day training event
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training event for youth from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River between 26 and 28 May 2017 aimed at enhancing youth participation in civic life. The event gathered 39 students and teachers from across Moldova, including from the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, and was held in Vadul-lui-Vodă – a town by the river...