The Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn hinted that EU continuously supports a comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict, based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, which, of course, doesn’t mean that could be a special status for Transnistria.

During today's press conference, the official referred to the achievements of the authorities from Chisinau inclusively the settlement of the Transnistrian issue is one of the priorities of this Government. 

"I was pleased to hear that despite difficulties the issue of Transnistria settlement is one of the priorities of this government. The EU continuously supports a comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict, based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, which, of course, doesn’t mean that could be a special status for Transnistria," stated the official. 

Previously, the President of the Parliament, Andrian Candu, announced that at the next meeting of the Parliamentary Platform on consultations and control over the fulfillment of the reintagration policy of the Republic of Moldova will present the concept regarding the future status of the Transnistrian region. Also then, and the special Official of the OSCE, Cord Meier-Klodt, stated that the final goal of the settlement of the Transnistrian issue is respecting the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, but also and to be given a special status for Transnistrian region, the idea has been resumed also by the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.