The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration express its perplexity regarding the defiant behavior of the Operative Group of the Russian troops, "illegally placed" on the territory of the Republic of Moldova and which "regardless to the insistent demands of the Moldovan Authorities, continues to display various military exercises, which generates new tensions in the Moldovan-Russian relations".

"Such a behavior of the Russian troops, deployed on the territory of the Republic of Moldova without the consent of the Moldovan Authorities, is qualified as a provocation towards a sovereign state and a rude violation of the international rights principle. As is it obvious, this military-political behavior, undermines the respect towards Russian Federation, which claims that it plays a constructive and neutral role as a mediator in the management of the Transnistrian conflict. It is hard to believe that the sound of weapons can help to fortify the trust between the two sides of Dniester and to a proper environment for the negotiations in the "5+2" format", is stated in the press release published by the Ministry. 

At the same time, the Moldovan Authorities express its hope that Moscow will react properly, eventually, at the step repeatably issued by Chisinau regarding the intensification of the military activities of GOTR, considering the fact that the Russian Federation leadership, does not take seriously "the terrorist threats" towards Russian peacemakers at the Dniester and does not want in any way tension escalation in this region.     

"In this circumstances, the full and unconditional retirement of the Russian troops is demanded in an imperious way, according to the OSCE Summit decisions in Istanbul from 1999 and starting of pertinent negotiations regarding the actual transformation of the Peacekeeping operations in a civil mission with international mandate".