Despite the death of Moldovan man by a Russian peacekeeper at the border on January 1st, the past few months have brought signs of warming relations between Moldova and its largely unrecognized breakaway region, Transnistria. After 6 years of hiatus in the 5+2 format negotiations, Ukraine, Russia, the OSCE, the EU, and the U.S. once again formally met with Moldova and Transnistria in November of 2011. The effort was spearheaded byLithuania, the country holding the OSCE chairmanship. More recently, the Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat and Transnistrian newly elected... For Complete article go to http://www.diplonews.com/articles/2012/20120203_Transnistria.php