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Marian Lupo wants to end peacekeeping in the PMR buffer zone (Official photo: parliament, RM)

Marian Lupo wants to end peacekeeping in the PMR buffer zone (Official photo: parliament, RM)

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Moldova wants int'l peacekeepers to leaveThe Speaker of Moldova's Parliament says that Pridnestrovie can only be "democratized" after peacekeeping troops in the buffer zone withdraw. He made no statement of the fact that his country is one of the three nations supplying troops to the international peacekeeping force. Nor did he mention that Moldova itself created the force upon signing a 1992 ceasefire agreement. [more]

<h1>Marian Lupo wants to end peacekeeping in the PMR buffer zone (Official photo: parliament, RM)</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/">Marian Lupo wants to end peacekeeping in the PMR buffer zone (Official photo: parliament, RM)</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>