CONFLICTUL TRANSNISTRIAN ŞI ROLUL UNIUNII EUROPENE ŞI SUA ÎN SOLUŢIONAREA ACESTUIA

Abstract

The present article analyzes the process of negotiations for solving the Transnistrian conflict starting with 1992, stressing namely the negotiations in the format „5+2”. After signing the plan of Actions – the European Union – Republic of Moldova, the EU and USA agreed to participate at the negotiations as observers, by undertaking the new format „5+2”. The negotiations format „5+2” includes 2 parts – Republic of Moldova and Transnistria, two mediators – OSCE, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and observers – US and the European Union. Due to the lack of a politic will of these two sides implied in the conflict, and first of all from Russian Federation, the conflict is still not being solved until present times. Once EU and USA started to take part at the process of negotiations, the positions of Republic of Moldova has Strengthened. There have been created some real premises for the definite settlement of the Transnistrian conflict.