Moldova To Join Transnistria?
Moldova and Transnistria is to be reunited soon. Russia want Moldova to reject NATO and distance itself from GUAM.
Kommersant: Russia Reunites Moldova from NATO
May 16, 2008
Moscow is preparing to reunite the divided country with the breakaway republic of Transdniestria. If it succeeds, it will show the world that not
joining NATO is the direct course to territorial integrity.
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Moscow expects Chisinau to reinforce its neutrality. Neutrality is written into the Moldovan Constitution, but Moscow wants a guarantee that Moldova
will not join NATO. Moscow also wants Moldova to distance itself from the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) organization, which is not
friendly to Russia.
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Seems like a case of Moldova joining Transnistria, and not the other way around. I wonder whether Chişinău (Кишинёв) will remain as the
capital city of Moldova, or perhaps it'll be moved to Tiraspol (Тираспол)?
