The alleged foreign minister from the left bank of the Nistru admits that promoting simplified procedures for granting Russian citizenship to the inhabitants of the Transnistrian region is part of “forming a positive agenda”. The statement was made in front of the so-called deputies from the separatist area.
Ignatiev reiterated Tiraspol’s accusations that the Chisinau administration resorts to pressure, reports realitatea.md. According to him, the constitutional administration would have “blocked the process of international negotiations, using illegitimate methods of unilateral pressure”.
“The pressure exerted by the Republic of Moldova has no connection with the law, democracy, or civilized approaches. It is a deliberate attempt to economically strangle Transnistria and does not aim at resolving the conflict, but at forcing the republic to make political concessions by impoverishing the Transnistrian people”, said Ignatiev.
After blaming Chisinau for the social and economic problems in the region, invoking the fact that constitutional governance creates “unbearable living conditions for Transnistrians”, Ignatiev spoke about the “consolidation of the state and society”.
“It is important not only to counter threats, but also to formulate a positive agenda, drawing attention to Transnistria’s initiative regarding common steps for economic development, as well as to the Decree of the Russian President on a simplified procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship by the residents of the Transnistrian Republic” quotes the alleged foreign ministry of Tiraspol the statements of Ignatiev.
We would like to point out that, over the last week, the administration of the Transnistrian region insists that over 36,000 residents of the region have requested Russian citizenship, through simplified procedures.
On May 15th, Vladimir Putin enacted the law that simplifies procedures for Transnistria residents. On May 25th, registrations began, and a day later, officials from the Russian embassy announced that approximately 20,000 people are listed in the electronic queue. A week later, Tiraspol informally reported about over 36,000 applications.
The Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Valeriu Chiveri, told journalists that in his opinion the figures are “sketched”.