UN General Assembly
2013

sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. We are open to a reasonable compromise on a special status for the region within the Republic of Moldova, which would provide the population from the left bank with a comfortable and guaranteed level of self-governance in various areas of public life. There should be a single constitutional, economic and defence space within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova. At the same time, the Republic of Moldova should remain a functional State that continues to advance on its European path and makes every effort to allow the population and the business communities from both banks to benefit equally from our extensive partnership with the European Union and, hopefully, within the European Union. On the conflict resolution matter, we will continue with renewed impetus to seek solutions in order to ensure the freedom of movement, improved transportation links and new and real opportunities for businesses on both banks of the Dniester. We will also redouble our efforts to convince our partners to start talks on political