Tatiana Firsova. German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed the hope that the situation in Transnistria will not develop in the Ukrainian scenario.

"We hope not," said Merkel correspondents on Thursday, answering the question, does she think that " the behavior of Russia on Transnistria may be the same as on Ukraine ".

"For many years We have been attempts to resolve the frozen conflict in Transnistria. We can't forget that this conflict exists and that all international efforts to date have not led to the result. So, We have to work at it further. As long as We can not say that in Moldova, as long as we would like, " said Merkel.

Transnistria, 60 percent of its inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians sought to secede from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that the wave of nationalism Moldova joining Romania. In 1992, after the failed attempts of the authorities of Moldova force to solve the problem, Transnistria was in fact not controlled by the Chisinau area.

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