Minister of Education Mary Pashchenko surprised delegates from Ukraine by giving her speech in their native language, Ukrainian

Minister of Education Mary Pashchenko surprised delegates from Ukraine by giving her speech in their native language, Ukrainian

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PMR cabinet members show off in UkrainianVisitors to the opening ceremony of Pridnestrovie's Ukrainian Center were stunned when top administration officials gave their speeches in Ukrainian. Most of the time, Russian is used as the main government language in the unrecognized country. But Ukrainian is one of PMR's three official languages, and many members of government speak it fluently. [more]

<h1>Minister of Education Mary Pashchenko surprised delegates from Ukraine by giving her speech in their native language, Ukrainian</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/">Minister of Education Mary Pashchenko surprised delegates from Ukraine by giving her speech in their native language, Ukrainian</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>