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The potential recognition of independent Kosovo will imply the possibility of self-determination for Transdniestria, speaker of the unrecognized republic's parliament Yevgeny Shevchuk said in an interview published in the Thursday issue of the newspaper Kommersant.
"If they recognize that territory and declare that it is the Albanian nation's right to self-determination, a question will arise: why don't Transdniestrian citizens, who also live in Europe and have held independence referenda, have this right?" he said.
Shevchuk did not rule out the formation of a joint state with Moldova.
"We should bear in mind the memorandum of 1997 [on the fundamentals of a normalization between the Republic of Moldova and Transdniestria]. According to that memorandum, Transdniestria assumed the obligation to consider a joint state with Moldova," he said.
"In fact, that document did not say whether it should be a federation, a confederation or a union. Hence, Transdniestria has not rejected that agreement and has never said it is invalid," Shevchuk said.
"We should watch the policy of the Moldovan authorities and see if they are able to resolve the problem of our relations constructively," he said.
"If positive trends develop, tensions will fall. Then we can discuss our future steps," he said. te md
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