Can they find common ground? Moldova's Voronin (left) and Transdniestria's Smirnov, after their April 11 meeting in Bender

Can they find common ground? Moldova's Voronin (left) and Transdniestria's Smirnov, after their April 11 meeting in Bender

email this page | thumbnail | tiny | small | 180x180sq | printer friendly version

This photo is from the following article:

Moldova asks EU and USA to cancel visa blacklist for TransdniestriansA visa ban which has been in effect against Transdniestria since 2004 will now be lifted. Moldova's President Vladimir Voronin announced that he will ask the US and the European Union to scrap the travel prohibitions. The move comes as Voronin and PMR President Igor Smirnov both try to restart status settlement negotiations over Transdniestria's future. [more]

<h1>Can they find common ground? Moldova's Voronin (left) and Transdniestria's Smirnov, after their April 11 meeting in Bender</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/">Can they find common ground? Moldova's Voronin (left) and Transdniestria's Smirnov, after their April 11 meeting in Bender</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>