Another round of official negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement was held in Dublin on 28-29 February 2012. The two-day meeting brought together representatives of the sides, mediators and observers in the negotiations – Moldova, Transdniestria, the OSCE, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the US and the EU. This is only the second official meeting in the 5+2 format following a nearly six-year hiatus.
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Eamon Gilmore, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, with the Moldovan and Transdniestrian political representatives Eugen Carpov (left) and Nina Shtanski (right) at the official 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian settlement which started in Dublin on 28 February 2012. (Chris Bellew/Fennells, copyright: Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland)
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Eamon Gilmore, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, with the Moldovan and Transdniestrian political representatives Eugen Carpov (left) and Nina Shtanski (right) at the official 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian settlement which started in Dublin on 28 February 2012. (Chris Bellew/Fennells, copyright: Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland)
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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))
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Negotiators around the table during the official 5+2 talks towards a Transdniestrian settlement, Dublin, 28 February 2012. (Chris Bellew/Fennells, copyright: Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland)