Former Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin will step down as the president's special representative for Transnistria. This was reported by RBC, citing the president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov. In May, Rogozin took up the post of CEO of Roscosmos.

Rogozin has held the post of the Kremlin's curator of relations with Transnistria since 2012. "There will be a new appointment," said a Kremlin spokesman. However, the decree on the removal of the head of Roscosmos from the post of special representative has not yet been published, the newspaper notes.

According to an RBC source close to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry, the Moldovan direction in Russia will have two main curators. One of them will be an employee of the Ministry of Economic Development - he will head the Russian-Moldovan intergovernmental commission. Another person will replace Rogozin as the president's special representative. Previously, Rogozin was also the co-chairman of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation with Moldova. The names of the candidates for these posts are not being announced.

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The press secretary of the president of the unrecognized republic, Denis Podgorny, explained in a conversation with RBC that the presence of a special representative of the Kremlin simplifies the interaction between Tiraspol and Moscow in resolving issues that are important for the citizens of Transnistria.

According to him, such issues include trade and economic relations, humanitarian, cultural, and social support for Russians and compatriots living in Transnistria. He emphasized that Tiraspol expects a quick appointment and the start of work on the agenda formed for 2018.

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