
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova protested the Russian ambassador Oleg Vasnetsov due to the opening of plots for voting in the elections of the President of Russia in Transnistria. This was reported by the Moldavian Radio Liberty Service.
Chisinau said that the opening of plots without the consent of the country's authorities violates the norms and principles of international law and undermines the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. The authorities said that they would continue to evaluate the situation.
The Transnistria since the collapse of the Soviet Union is actually controlled by the local administration, but at the international level the region is considered part of Moldova. The Ambassador Vasnetsov said that the plots were opened together with the actual leadership of the region.
Leaving the Moldavian Foreign Ministry, the diplomat said that the task of the diplomatic mission is to protect the interests of about 250 thousand Russian citizens in the country, some of which could demand the right to vote. He stated that Moscow would not close the plots, the correspondent of the Moldavian service of the RS reports.