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The Russians claim this would have serious destabilizing consequences, Reuters reports.
According to Radio Chisinau, Maia Sandu said on Monday, at a press conference in Chisinau, that there is no agreement signed by the Republic of Moldova to allow the deployment of the operational group of Russian forces in the Transnistria region, as well as military ammunition.
The current president-elect said that Chisinau’s official position is and will remain that these military troops and munitions should be withdrawn from the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
Referring to the state of the Russian peacekeepers, Maia Sandu reiterated the position previously expressed by Chisinau according to which the peacekeeping mission should be transformed into a civilian one, under the mandate of the OSCE.
Radio Chisinau affirms that Maia Sandu also said that it is necessary to continue the dialogue to resolve the conflict with the Kremlin, but declared against “meetings by meetings.”
Russia stands firm
In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia hopes the Chisinau authorities will remain constructive. “Russia is playing a very important role … And of course, a change in the status quo, which is based on the spirit and letter of international law, could lead to serious destabilization,” Peskov told the journalists in Moscow. Agerpres.
Pro-European candidate Maia Sandu won the presidential election in Moldova on Sunday, becoming the first female president in the country’s history. Maia Sandu (48 years old) becomes head of state defeating the current president, the socialist Igor Dodon, with a score higher than 57%.
Maia Sandu is a politician of the Republic of Moldova, president of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) since 2016. She held the position of Minister of Education during the period 2012-2015, in the governments of Filat II and Leanca. In 2016, he won second place in the presidential elections and became one of the leaders of the opposition, according to alegeri.md.
In July 2015, she was nominated for the post of Prime Minister by the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM), but was not accepted by all members of the ruling alliance. In December 2015 he launched his own political platform “In / step / with Maia Sandu”, which became the Action and Solidarity Party.
