Igor Smirnov, Pridnestrovie's President, is ready to leave as soon as his life's work is done: International recognition of PMR

Igor Smirnov, Pridnestrovie's President, is ready to leave as soon as his life's work is done: International recognition of PMR

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Igor Smirnov: "We have a stronger case for statehood than Kosovo"International recognition of Pridnestrovie's independence is among the new and emerging country's top priority, says its President, Igor Smirnov. Re-elected in a landslide in December 2006, the independence leader also explains that historically and under international law, his country's claim to statehood is much stronger than Kosovo's. [more]

<h1>Igor Smirnov, Pridnestrovie's President, is ready to leave as soon as his life's work is done: International recognition of PMR</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/">Igor Smirnov, Pridnestrovie's President, is ready to leave as soon as his life's work is done: International recognition of PMR</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>