Transnistria accused Moldova in the information blockade

The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Transnistria accused the authorities of Moldova in the information blockade because of the ban on the entry of Russian correspondents.
"Another refusal of entry to Moldova correspondents EN route to Transnistria, is a confirmation of the selected Chisinau course on information blockade of Transnistria ", - quotes news Agency the message of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the unrecognized Republic. In Tiraspol drew attention that the authorities of Moldova " cynically abuse the situation when the entry in Transnistria for Residents of Russia in fact is only possible through the airport of Chisinau.
according to the Ministry, the film crew of the program "PostScript" TV channel "TV Center" were sent to Transnistria for the preparation of the report on the situation in the Republic. Problems arose at the passport surveillance at the airport of Chisinau, where correspondents were kept for about 4 hours. Yesterday Moldovan border guards prevented the crew of the Russian TV channel "TV Center" on the site of Transnistria through Moldova with the caption " due to the unclear purpose of the visit ". Explaining the incident, head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov said that the Russian mass media declared political war. Pushkov said about the intention to undertake demarches at the parliamentary level before the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and the parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the unwillingness of the authorities of Moldova to let the country of the Russian correspondents were part of a deliberate campaign to liberate the information space from alternative sources of information. Later the Moldovan authorities explained the ban on entry into the country correspondents TVC fact that the reporters had not been accredited. Remember, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), about 60% of its citizens are Russians and Ukrainians sought to secede from Moldova even before the destruction of the USSR. The formation of a sovereign country Transnistria was proclaimed on 2 September 1990, according to the results of referenda and meetings Residents 1989-1990. At the moment the world in the field support the peacekeeping force. Tiraspol is seeking international recognition, Moldova offers Transdniestrians autonomy from a single country. on 26 September the Minister of foreign Affairs of Moldova Natalia Gherman from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly said that the Russian Federation must withdraw its peacekeepers from Transnistria, that will be replaced by an International civilian mission. However, Moscow considers attempts by Moldova and Ukraine of the extrusion from Transnistria Russian peacekeepers unfriendly shares, undermining the foundations of the peacekeeping operation.


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