Tiraspol's airport, seen here from space, has a 2.5 km runway but is currently not operating (Satellite-photo by Google Maps)

Tiraspol's airport, seen here from space, has a 2.5 km runway but is currently not operating (Satellite-photo by Google Maps)

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PMR adheres to Hague Convention against aircraft hijackingsPridnestrovie's parliament has passed a resolution binding the unrecognized country to the provisions of the Hague Convention against "skyjackings". The move comes in advance of plans for re-opening Tiraspol's airport for commercial flights. Pridnestrovie also recently passed a law outlawing terrorist activity and financing. [more]

<h1>Tiraspol's airport, seen here from space, has a 2.5 km runway but is currently not operating (Satellite-photo by Google Maps)</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/">Tiraspol's airport, seen here from space, has a 2.5 km runway but is currently not operating (Satellite-photo by Google Maps)</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>