Moldova wants Russian military property and troops to be removed from Transdniestria as soon as possible, Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Osipov said.
"We confirm our position of principle: Russian military property and troops, stationed in Moldova in violation of Moldova’s constitution and international obligations, and without the agreement of the hosting side, must be fully, quickly and transparently removed," he told a plenary meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe summit in Astana.
"Adhering to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, we are prepared to support efforts to upgrade this essential military-political instrument on the basis of current obligations and principles. In this context, one cannot overlook the presence of foreign armed forces in the territory of the Republic of Moldova, which was a subject of resolutions passed at the previous OSCE summit," Osipov said.
