Trans-Dniester in landmark talks

Moldova's President Vladimir Voronin has met the leader of the breakaway Trans-Dniester region, Igor Smirnov, for the first time in seven years, April 2008.

Following the dispute in August 2008 over the disputed regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia, there were stirring in Trans-Dniester.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria

BBC News, 19.9.06: Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3641826.stm

The Economist, 3.5.08: The black hole that ate Moldova http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9116439

OSCE: Press Release, 11.4.08: OSCE Mission Head welcomes dialogue between Moldova President and Transdniestrian leader http://www.osce.org/moldova/49626

OSCE: Moldova http://www.osce.org/moldova/

BBC News, 14.9.08: Stirrings in Trans-Dniester http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7615835.stm

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