Following an EUBAM-led assessment in June 2016, enhancements to the service were agreed to reduce journey times and make the train more attractive for cross border travellers. Five years later, low passenger numbers jeopardised its viability, reducing the service’s frequency to only twice a week. The resumed link has been seen as a positive step in people-to-people contacts and practical co-operation between the two banks of the Dniester River. In 2010 the passenger rail link between Chisinau and Odesa through Transnistria was reactivated after a four year hiatus. Agnieszka Wawrzyk, Team Leader of EUBAM’s Transnistrian Settlement Office, explains how the Mission attempts to build co-operation between Chisinau and Tiraspol.ĮUBAM’s role is not just to ensure that confidence building measures start, but also to make sure they are sustained. Indeed, in 2012, EUBAM’s proposals helped to re-open rail freight through Transnistria that had been suspended for six years. The Mission has been a consistent advocate for the re-opening of the international transport corridors that cross Transnistria. EUBAM contributes towards the peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict through the official international negotiation mechanism (the “5+2” process) and its related expert working groups.ĮUBAM develops and advocates for technical confidence-building measures between Chisinau and Tiraspol on transport, customs, veterinary and phytosanitary, and law enforcement issues.
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