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Official 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian settlement start in Dublin

Ambassador Erwan Fouéré (centre), the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, with the Moldovan and Transdniestrian political representatives Eugen Carpov (left) and Nina Shtanski (right) at the official 5+2 talks on the Transdniestrian settlement, Dublin, 29 February 2012. ((Chris Bellew/Fennells, copyright: Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland))
Ambassador Erwan Fouéré (centre), the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, with the Moldovan and Transdniestrian political representatives Eugen Carpov (left) and Nina Shtanski (right) at the official 5+2 talks on the Transdniestrian settlement, Dublin, 29 February 2012. ((Chris Bellew/Fennells, copyright: Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland))

Official negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement began in Dublin on 28 February 2012. The two-day meeting brings together representatives of the sides, mediators and observers in the negotiations - Moldova, Transdniestria, the OSCE, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the US and the EU.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, opened the meeting, which is being chaired by Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process.

Participants will discuss the principles and procedures for the content of negotiations, as well as a number of specific issues and the timetable of future meetings. This is the second official meeting in the 5+2 format following a nearly six-year hiatus.

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