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Dniester public organizations ask Russia to consider possibility of Transnistria accession

In 2006, Transnistria held a referendum similar to Sunday's referendum in Crimea, at which 97% of the population voted for independence from Moldova with subsequent accession to Russia
A monument to Russian General Suvorov and Transniestria flag seen in Tiraspol (archive)  EPA/STRINGER
A monument to Russian General Suvorov and Transniestria flag seen in Tiraspol (archive)
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TIRASPOL, March 18. /ITAR-TASS/. Public organizations of the Dniester region have appealed to Russia’s State Duma, asking to add a clause to Russian legislation which might offer a possibility of accession to Russia of the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

The resolution was adopted at a round-table meeting attended by deputies of the Dniester parliament and representatives of youth organizations, head of the local parliament’s press service Irina Kubanskikh told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.