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Mr President, honourable Members, the European Union has for a long time been concerned about the Transnistria problem. In the statement made at the recent Maastricht ministerial summit of the OSCE, with which the Commission is in full agreement, the Presidency of the European Union reaffirmed our commitment to guard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldavia, for which it confirmed its full and entire support in the context of the five-party negotiations between the OSCE, the Russian Federation, the Ukraine and the two parties concerned. The European Union regards this framework as constituting a transparent space appropriate to the search for a political solution to the conflict.
At Maastricht, the European Union made clear its disappointment at Russia’s failure to make any progress in respect of its undertaking, made at Istanbul in 1999, to withdraw its troops and munitions from Transnistria. Considering that only a truly multinational commitment would enjoy international legitimacy, the European Union invited Russia to honour its commitments, and reiterated its willingness to help find a multinational solution under the aegis of the OSCE.
The European Union is also taking tangible action towards resolving the conflict. The Commission is joining with Moldavia in putting the finishing touches to an accord drawn up to create a system of dual control over Moldavia’s exports of steel to the EU, a system that will give Moldavia greater control over exports originating from the breakaway region. The Commission is also encouraging Moldavia to improve the control of its borders and of its customs area; in March 2003, it organised an initial meeting between Moldavia and the Ukraine at which plans were made to institute joint controls along the two countries’ shared borders and to discuss bilateral issues. A second meeting will be held in January 2004.
The Wider Europe-New Neighbourhood initiative offers new prospects of enabling Moldavia to enjoy the stability, security and prosperity that we have brought about within the enlarged European Union. We hope that the very clear prospect of EU membership offered to Moldavia as part of that initiative will act as an incentive to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Transnistria. The Commission will continue to give attention to the way the situation develops and to remind the Russian Federation of the issue of its abiding by the undertakings it gave in Istanbul."@en1
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