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Minister Creighton to visit Moldova and Bulgaria
The Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, representing the Irish Chairmanship of the OSCE, will visit Moldova from 19 to 21 September to discuss the OSCE’s (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) engagement with the country. In advance of her visit Minister Creighton said:
"I am looking forward to the opportunity to discuss the Transdniestrian settlement process, which Ireland is currently chairing, in our capacity as Chair-in-Office of the OSCE. Making progress on the protracted conflicts is a priority of our term as Chair-in-Office and I hope that my visit will encourage both sides to maintain recent momentum."
On Thursday Minister Creighton will meet with Moldova’s President Nicolae Timofti, Prime Minister Vlad Filat, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Eugene Carpov and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leanca. On the same day, Minister Creighton will travel to Tiraspol to meet with Transdniestrian chief negotiator Nina Shtanski.
In view of Ireland’s upcoming EU Presidency, Minister Creighton will also avail of the opportunity to discuss Moldova’s European Integration Process.
On Friday, 21 Minister of State Creighton will visit Sofia for a meeting with the Bulgarian Deputy Minister for special responsibility for EU affairs, Ivan Naydenov to discuss the programme for Irish EU Presidency from January 2013.