22 Nov 2012 17:11

Moscow to seek go-ahead from Moldova for opening consulate in Transdniestria - ministry

MOSCOW. Nov 22 (Interfax) - Russia has a substantial reason for its plan to set up a consulate in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region as there are a large number of Russian nationals living there, but the plan "is purely a subject for bilateral dialogue" between Russia and Moldova, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesman said on Thursday.

The spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich, who was speaking during a briefing in Moscow, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister discussed the plan with the Moldovan government on November 16.

The consulate would be located in Tiraspol, the Transdniestrian capital.