TIRASPOL (Sputnik) — The 5+2 format talks, which include, apart from Transnistria and Moldova, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Russia, Ukraine, the European Union and the United States, have been held since 2005. The latest round took place on June 2-3, 2016 in Berlin.
"Russia, as a guarantor country, a mediator, intends to intensify its participation, we insist that [participants of] the international 5+2 format [talks] gather much more often and discuss not ephemeral, theoretical issues but rather basic needs of Transnistrian people, institutions," Karasin said following a meeting with Transnistrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky.
The Transnistrian conflict began in 1990 when Transnistria, a region with a predominantly Russian and Ukrainian population, seceded from the Soviet Republic of Moldova for fear of potential unification with Romania. The separation led to a conflict known as "The Transnistria War" that ended in a ceasefire declared on July 21, 1992. Despite this fact, the conflict remains unresolved.
