Moldova welcomes the appointment of Viktor Kryzhanovsky as the special representative of Ukraine for Transdniestrian conflict settlement, as well as expects a new round of negotiations on the settlement as soon as possible, Moldovan Deputy Foreign Minister Daniela Morari has said.

"We very much appreciate and count on the support of Ukraine in the "5+2" settlement format and very much welcome the new appointment and are very committed to working with the person appointed," Morari said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine, when asked to comment on Kryzhanovsky's appointment as Ukraine's special envoy for the Transdniestrian settlement.

"He is not a new person, he already worked in this field. We are looking forward to see how we can progress on the settlement. We are looking forward to have new round of negotiations in the format of "5+2" as soon as possible," the deputy minister said.

She also stressed the importance of Ukraine for this process.

"The position of Ukraine, the support of Ukraine, the voice of Ukraine in this format is very important. We have a lot of understanding of Ukraine in this process. It is very important to commit from the highest political level and for the teams to work together on all this," Morari said.

As reported, on August 21, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko appointed Viktor Kryzhanovsky as Ukraine's special representative for the Transdniestrian settlement.

The "5+2" format of Transdniestrian settlement involves Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE as mediators, as well as the EU and the U.S. as observers.