Seated in Transdniester's second largest city, Bender, the two Presidents met face to face for the first direct talks in 7 years

Seated in Transdniester's second largest city, Bender, the two Presidents met face to face for the first direct talks in 7 years

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Presidents of Moldova, Transdniestria meet for talks in TransdniestriaThe President of Moldova arrived in Transdniestria on Friday for the first meeting in seven years with his Transdniestrian counterpart. Vladimir Voronin and Igor Smirnov spoke for an hour and a half in Bender, Transdniestria's second largest city. The President's press service expressed "cautious optimism" on the negotiation process. [more]

<h1>Seated in Transdniester's second largest city, Bender, the two Presidents met face to face for the first direct talks in 7 years</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">Seated in Transdniester's second largest city, Bender, the two Presidents met face to face for the first direct talks in 7 years</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>