The U.S. Helsinki Commission's briefing on Moldova's Transnistrian conflict (video, transcript, photos)
The United States Helsinki Commission held a briefing to examine the human cost to this unresolved conflict dating to 1992 and prospects for ultimate resolution.
“Prospects for Unfreezing Moldova’s Frozen Conflict in Transnistria”
Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time or UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Location: 2203 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Panelists:
- The Honorable Igor Munteanu, Moldovan Ambassador to the U.S. (written testimony in English)
- Mr. Vladimir Socor, Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation
- Mr. Vlad Spanu, President of the Moldova Foundation in Washington, D.C. (written testimony in English and its Romanian translation)
- Mr. Lyndon K. Allin, Corporate lawyer based in Washington, D.C. and 2008-2009 IREX US Embassy Policy Specialist in Chisinau (written testimony in English)
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TRANSCRIPT: Unofficial transcript
PHOTOS: Photos are posted at the Image section, at the bottom of this page.
Briefing's summary in Russian: Зачем России Приднестровье?
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Useful information:
- Transnistria or Moldavian Transnistrian Republic: Just facts
- Time to Rethink the Transnistrian Conflict and Take Action
- The A to Z of Moldova (Book by Andrei Brezianu and Vlad Spânu. 2010. The Scarecrow Press, USA)
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