Albert Hovsepian will replace Alexander Stranichkin at the post.

During the meeting the parties discussed the prospects of development of bilateral relations.

Transport blockade of the unrecognized Prednestrovian Republic continues. On the 3rd of March the government of Ukraine announced the introduction of new customs regime for the transportation of goods across Prednestrovian - Ukrainian border. From now on, the Ukrainian party demands Moldavian customs' registration of transported goods. The situation, which may turn to a humanitarian disaster, worries also citizens of other unrecognized republics, including Nagorno-Karabakh.