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Igor Smirnov, self-styled president of Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, speaks during a news conference in Tiraspol
31 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Igor Smirnov, self-styled president of Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, speaks during a news conference in Tiraspol, August 31, 2008. Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria followed Russia's lead on Sunday by recognising Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states. REUTERS/Dmitry Chubashenko (MOLDOVA)
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