Valeriy Litskai

Valeriy Anatolievich Litskai (Russian: Валерий Анатольевич Лицкай) (born 13 February 1949)[1] was the foreign minister of Transnistria from 2000 until July 2008.

He was born in Tver in Russia in 1949 and obtained Transnistrian citizenship after Transnistria declared independence.

[2] Recently, Litskai has come under pressure from the Supreme Soviet for the lack of success he has had in getting Transnistria recognized internationally.

[3] It was speculated that the pro-western Litskai would soon be replaced by pro-Russian Vladimir Yastrebchak, currently first deputy minister of foreign affairs,[4] also because president Igor Smirnov is now criticising him.

[7][8] This is despite apparent success in talks with Moldova, which resumed earlier this year and were organized by Litskai.