Former Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister suggests temporary "decoupling" of Transnistria from Moldova

Adrian Cioroianu, a former Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister (2007-2008) and a well-known intellectual, recently authored an article in Foreign Policy Romania, in which he recommends that Moldova "decouple" itself from Transnistria, at least temporarily in order to focus on European integration.

Mr. Cioroianu argues that Transnistria "is and has been the easiest and most efficient means" used by Russia to keep Moldova under its sphere of influence.

Transnistria is a breakaway republic in Eastern Moldova, which Chisinau authorities have not been able to control since the end of a short but bloody war in the region in 1992. During the electoral campaign for the July 29 elections, the topic of Transnistria often came up, particularly since the Communists accused the opposition of not wanting to reunite the country.

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