Gazprom, the third largest company in the world (shown), now signs its energy contracts directly with Tiraspol, not Moldova

Gazprom, the third largest company in the world (shown), now signs its energy contracts directly with Tiraspol, not Moldova

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Gazprom signs direct energy contract with PMR, bypassing MoldovaLeaving Moldova out of the equation, the world's third largest company now deals directly with Tiraspol. A new gas delivery contract is signed between Gazprom and Pridnestrovie. The move is part of what PMR officials call a "velvet divorce". [more]

<h1>Gazprom, the third largest company in the world (shown), now signs its energy contracts directly with Tiraspol, not Moldova</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/">Gazprom, the third largest company in the world (shown), now signs its energy contracts directly with Tiraspol, not Moldova</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>