5+2 Format
International negotiations on Transnistria conflict set to re-start after six years
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November 30, 2011By Vladimir Socor/ Jamestown Foundation/ Washington, DC -- Lavrov squashes hope for constructive restart of Transnistria negotiations. International negotiations on the Transnistria conflict are scheduled to re-start on November 30-December...
OSCE Chairperson calls for restart of official 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian conflict
May 24, 2010A "5 + 2" meeting on the Transdniestrian settlement process was held in Astana today at the invitation of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev. The meeting brought together the...
Soviet chekists, Slavic fist, and the Medvedev-Yanukovych declaration on Transnistria
May 20, 2010By Vladimir Socor Medvedev and Yanukovych shun OSCE to proclaim role as guarantors of security for Moldova and Transnistria Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, issued a joint declaration on the Transnistria...
Moldova's rebel region resist settlement talks
March 10, 2010The foreign ministry of Moldova's breakaway Dniester region [a.k.a. Transnistria] has expressed doubts that the current consultations on the Dniester-Moldovan conflict will become "official" by the end of 2010. In a statement posted on the...
US visit to Chisinau to confirm support to Moldova
March 02, 2010The USA's constant political support and the valuable assistance for the consolidation of democracy and economic reforms comes to back the achievement of Moldova's European integration. The statement was made by Parliament Speaker and acting President...
Transnistrian conflict settlement talks resumed after 4 years
March 02, 2010The first meeting of the representatives of the Sides, Mediators and Observers in the "5+2" Transdniestria settlement process with the Special Representative of the Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship, Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev, ended in Vienna today...
EU removes 3 names from the visa ban list, suspended visa restrictions for Transnistrian leadership
February 22, 2010On Monday, the EU Foreign Affairs Council adopted the following conclusions on the Republic of Moldova: 1. The Council welcomes the cautious positive developments in the Transnistrian settlement process in recent months. It notes in particular...
Stricter Russian conditions blocking negotiations on Transnistria
January 26, 2010By Vladimir Socor Transnistria Remains the Only Really “Frozen” Conflict In 2008, Russia “unfroze” the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia through outright war and occupation of these Georgian territories. In the latter...
Transnistrian conflict: 5+2 format to prevent negative developments
January 12, 2010The Transnistrian settlement process has achieved its extreme internationalization, and the 5+2 negotiation format is a guarantee that no silly things or repetition of mistakes will be let happen, presumes Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT...
Moldovan PM reports on outcomes of first 100 days of his government
January 04, 2010In its first 100 days of activity, the new government managed to lay a basis allowing to overcome the economic downturn and ensure the development of democratic and economic reforms. Also, Moldova made significant progress in relations with development...