The first formal talks since 2006 on Moldova’s two-decade conflict with its breakaway region of Transdniester have opened in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius. Lithuania brokered the talks in its capacity as chair of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The meeting involves the “5+2″ grouping — Moldova, Transdniester, Russia, Ukraine, and the [...]
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November 30, 2011
November 22, 2011
Moldova Anticipates ‘More Intense Dialogue’ With Russia Over Transdniester
CHISINAU — Moldovan Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca says Moscow is increasingly open to a “more intense dialogue” with Chisinau over the breakaway region of Transdniester, RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service reports. Leanca told RFE/RL on November 21 that Moldovan officials will ask Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “legitimate questions” about Russia’s relations with “a part of Moldovan [...]