It also states that the United States "supports the territorial integrity of Moldova and views as important the democratic and economic development of Moldovan governance", and "we support a credible and sustainable negotiated solution to the conflict.

This will contribute to Moldova's democratic and economic development as well as to the security of the Black Sea region" and that "we encourage the sides, with the help of the international community, to strengthen their efforts to find a sustainable and peaceful resolution to the conflict".

This platform is composed by Moldova, Transnistria, Russia, Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United States and the European Union (EU) as observers.

Ukraine declared that it would only import goods from Transnistria with documents processed by Moldovan customs offices as part of the implementation of the joint customs protocol agreed between Ukraine and Moldova on 30 December 2005, provoking a crisis in Transnistria.

The United States, the EU, and the OSCE approved the Ukrainian move, while Russia saw it as a means of political pressure.