Russia Criticizes Ukraine's Custom Rules For Transdniester
March 14, 2006
Protesters demonstrate against the new customs rules on the Ukraine-Moldova border, March 9 (ITAR-TASS)
Sergei Lavrov today said the customs rules violated earlier agreements and were exacerbating an already bad humanitarian situation in Transdniester. He also criticized the West for endorsing the new rules.
Ukraine imposed the new rules earlier this month, prompting officials in Transdniester to accuse Kyiv of mounting an economic blockade.
Ukrainian Transport Minister Viktor Bondar said today Kyiv was meeting international obligations by imposing the new border rules.
Also today, British Ambassador to Moldova John Beyer told President Vladimir Voronin that Britain and the EU approved of Ukraine's enforcing of customs rules.
(AP)