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Oct 02, 2014 (newstodate): Tiraspol Airport, in Moldova's seceded Transdniestr region, has been laying idle for 20 years. Now efforts are again surfacing to bring it back to operations.
The Transdniestr region declared itself de-facto independent of Moldova in 1990, strongly supported by its only ally, Russia that maintains a peace-keeping force in the region.
Moldova is strongly against a re-opening of the airport that would mainly serve Russia's efforts to maintain and equip its military forces in the region.
A Russian delegation has recently inspected the airport to assess the works required to bring the airport back to operational standard, but Moldova's government is strongly against this unless the territory is returned to the country's jurisdiction.
Landlocked Moldova is bordering on Ukraine that supports Moldova's stand against the Russian plans.
The Transdniestr region declared itself de-facto independent of Moldova in 1990, strongly supported by its only ally, Russia that maintains a peace-keeping force in the region.
Moldova is strongly against a re-opening of the airport that would mainly serve Russia's efforts to maintain and equip its military forces in the region.
A Russian delegation has recently inspected the airport to assess the works required to bring the airport back to operational standard, but Moldova's government is strongly against this unless the territory is returned to the country's jurisdiction.
Landlocked Moldova is bordering on Ukraine that supports Moldova's stand against the Russian plans.