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Transdnestr for independence, union with Russia - referendum
12:02 18/09/2006The vast majority of the population of Transdnestr, a self-proclaimed republic in Moldova, voted Sunday for independence and future accession to Russia, the central election committee said Monday.

Transdnestr referendum reaction to de facto blockade-FM Lavrov
14:46 15/09/2006A referendum in Transdnestr, a self-proclaimed republic in Moldova, is a response to a de facto blockade that is damaging the region's economy, Russia's foreign minister said Friday.

4 killed in shootout in Georgia-S. Ossetia conflict zone-1
13:54 08/09/2006Four people have been killed in the conflict zone between Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia, the commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Force said Friday.

Breakaway South Ossetia to hold presidential election Nov. 12
18:15 01/09/2006The parliament of South Ossetia, a self-proclaimed republic in Georgia, has fixed the date of presidential elections for November 12, the breakaway region's information and press committee said Friday.

Azerbaijan, Armenia to hold talks on Nagorno-Karabakh
12:06 01/09/2006The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia may meet in mid-September to outline principles for resolving a long-running territorial dispute, the Azeri media said Friday.

South Ossetia to hold independence referendum this year
14:21 30/08/2006South Ossetia, a breakaway province in Georgia, will most likely hold a referendum on its independence by the end of the year, the self-proclaimed North Caucasus republic's president said Wednesday.

Russia wants common approach over Kosovo, frozen conflicts
12:45 30/08/2006Russia insists that a common approach be taken to resolving the problem of Kosovo and other regional, "frozen" conflicts, a deputy foreign minister said Wednesday.

Russian, Moldovan presidents discuss Transdnestr in Moscow -1
14:38 08/08/2006The presidents of Russia and Moldova met Tuesday in Moscow to discuss the resolution of a conflict with Moldova's breakaway republic of Transdnestr.

Georgian PM says no talks with armed group in breakaway Abkhazia
11:24 25/07/2006Georgia's prime minister said Tuesday talks with a former presidential envoy who leads an outlawed battalion in the only Tbilisi-controlled area in the northwestern breakaway region of Abkhazia were impossible.

Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia's Kodori Gorge on high alert
20:17 24/07/2006Two checkpoints of Russian peacekeepers in the Kodori Gorge in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia have been put on high alert over fears of escalating tensions, a peacekeeper said Monday.

Peacekeeper calls on Georgia, S.Ossetia to avoid provocations
19:45 24/07/2006"The situation in the conflict zone is not stable. The Georgian military's illegal flights over the conflict area, registered by our peacekeepers today and yesterday, do not boost optimism. I am calling on the parties to the conflict once again to avoid provocations to prevent a sharp aggravation of the situation," Marat Kulakhmetov said.

Russia ready to help peacekeepers in Abkhazia, S.Ossetia
18:49 24/07/2006Georgia rules out use of force in South Ossetia - minister
11:00 21/07/2006Georgia's government is not planning any military action in a conflict zone with the breakaway region of South Ossetia, the defense minister said Friday.

Georgia may spark war in S.Ossetia Russian FM Lavrov tells paper
12:36 20/07/2006Georgia might be preparing to use force in its breakaway region of South Ossetia, Russia's foreign minister said in an interview with Russian daily Kommersant Thursday.

Transdnestr may send peacekeepers to breakaway Georgia regions
20:50 19/07/2006Georgia sabotaging resolution in S. Ossetia, Abkhazia - Lavrov
17:20 19/07/2006Georgia is deliberately disrupting mechanisms designed to resolve conflicts with breakaway republics on its territory, Russia's foreign minister said Wednesday.

Abkhazia against replacing Russian peacekeepers, warns of war
14:18 19/07/2006Abkhazia says Georgian peacekeeper resolution a way to war
13:38 19/07/2006The parliament of Georgia's self-proclaimed Abkhazian republic issued a statement Wednesday saying that a Georgian decision to expel Russian peacekeepers from the conflict zone could lead to war.

Georgian leader calls Abkhazian referendum plan provocation
00:36 17/07/2006Breakaway regions in ex-U.S.S.R. form joint peacekeeping force
19:02 24/06/2006Russia backs Transdnestr interests in conflict with Moldova - FM
17:24 24/06/2006Border inviolability versus right to self-determination
15:28 20/06/2006Georgian, S. Ossetian interior ministers to meet June 22
13:05 20/06/2006Bush, Saakashvili set to discuss separatist conflicts
10:26 20/06/2006The U.S and Georgian presidents will discuss resolution of "frozen conflicts" in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions at a Washington meeting July 5, the White House said Monday.

Russia's FM slams Georgian accusations over conflict resolution
15:46 16/06/2006Sergei Lavrov said Tbilisi's accusations had caused main political problems in bilateral relations, adding that Georgia was ignoring several agreements that had been reached.

Russia's Foreign Ministry hails donor conference on S.Ossetia
20:22 15/06/2006Moldova protests policemen's arrests in breakaway Transdnestr
17:18 15/06/2006Breakaway regions in ex-U.S.S.R. mull joint peacekeeping force
16:08 13/06/2006Three breakaway regions in former Soviet republics currently embroiled in "frozen conflicts" may consider forming a joint peacekeeping contingent if Russian peacekeepers withdraw, the president of Abkhazia said Tuesday.

Abkhazia will never cede its sovereignty - FM
21:50 09/06/2006How is South Ossetia different from Kosovo?
19:44 09/06/2006Little progress made at Karabakh talks - Azerbaijan FM
17:03 06/06/2006Russia completes peacekeeper rotation in Abkhazia
14:25 04/06/2006Russia has completed Sunday the rotation of its peacekeeping contingent in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia. Russian peacekeepers have been monitoring peace in Abkhazia since the end of the Georgian-Abkhaz armed conflict in 1992-1993.

Russia completes peacekeeper rotation in S. Ossetia
13:05 03/06/2006Russia completed the biannual rotation of its peacekeeping contingent in South Ossetia Saturday as a motorcade with 500 troops left Georgia's breakaway province after being replaced with fresh personnel.

Wrap: Russia, Georgia continue clash over separatist S. Ossetia
17:16 02/06/2006Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Georgia had no control over the zone of the South Ossetia conflict, which dates back to the early 1990s, and its claims that Russia refused to recognize Georgia's territorial integrity were unfounded.

South Ossetia, Abkhazia to remain part of Georgia - minister
15:16 02/06/2006South Ossetia de facto part of Russia - region's president
12:40 02/06/2006The president of South Ossetia said Friday that the breakaway Georgian region is de facto part of Russia and merely needed to establish this legally through Russia's highest constitutional court.

Kosovo decision to set precedent - Russian CE representative
18:19 01/06/2006A decision on the status of the Serbian province of Kosovo will set a precedent in Europe, Russia's official representative at the Council of Europe said Thursday.

Georgian MP claims Russian missile system deployed in Abkhazia
19:34 31/05/2006Unrecognized Transdnestr to hold independence vote by Sept. end
17:19 31/05/2006The breakaway Moldovan region of Transdnestr will hold a referendum on independence by the end of September, the unrecognized republic's president said Wednesday.

Karabakh conflict should be solved bilaterally - defense minister
13:52 31/05/2006A long-running dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorny Karabakh region should be resolved by the two countries themselves and not by third parties, Russia's defense minister said Wednesday.

Russia says will stay in breakaway Transdnestr until peace deal
12:57 31/05/2006Russia condemns Georgian incursion into Ossetia conflict zone
12:19 30/05/2006"Only thanks to the self-control of the Russian peacekeepers were the worst scenario and bloodshed avoided," Kamynin said.

Georgia, Abkhazia must resolve conflict on their own - MP
17:28 17/05/2006Transdnestrian public asks Russia for more peacekeepers
21:39 11/05/2006Abkhazia says no chance for reuniting with Georgia
16:41 06/05/2006Russia determined to help resolve Transdnestr problem - ministry
21:59 05/05/2006UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits North Ossetia
17:15 09/04/2006OSCE biased in Georgian-S.Ossetian conflict - Russian official
18:10 07/04/2006A Russian official Friday accused a mission of the world's largest regional security organization on the longstanding conflict between Georgia and its breakaway republic of South Ossetia of bias.

Transdnestr asks Russian Duma to recognize its independence - MP
14:13 03/04/2006S.Ossetia set to press for recognition of genocide in court
14:18 27/03/2006Russian aid convoy to Transdnestr a provocation - Ukraine
17:47 24/03/2006"Why couldn't this aid have been provided earlier?" Boris Tarasyuk said. "Why is it not being sent by air or rail? Obviously, all of this is designed to influence the outcome of the [March 26] elections in Ukraine."

S. Ossetia to draft documents for joining Russia via high court
19:34 23/03/2006"We intend to file an application with the Russian Constitutional Court," he said. "There is a document that proves that a united Ossetia was part of the Russian Empire in 1774, whereas there are no documents to prove that the southern part of Ossetia broke away from the Russian Empire or from the Russian Federation. Why should we ask to join Russia if we never [officially] left it?"

Breakaway Transdnestr region turns to Belarus for help
18:13 23/03/2006Breakaway Moldovan region asks Russia for humanitarian aid
20:30 20/03/2006The speaker of Transdnestr's parliament met with senior Russian MPs Monday to request humanitarian aid for the breakaway region of Moldova.

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