"Moldova: The Example Of Gagauz-Yeri As An 'Unfrozen Conflict' Region
Moldova -- Gaugauz-Yeri Governor Mihail Formuzal
Gagauz-Yeri Governor Mihail Formuzal
(Courtesy Photo)
COMRAT, Gagauz-Yeri, Moldova; April 5, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- As policymakers search for lasting solutions to Kosovo and unresolved conflicts in the former Soviet Union, many overlook the example of Moldova's semiautonomous region of Gagauz-Yeri. The southern Moldovan region, populated by a Turkic Christian group that fled the Russo-Turkish Wars in the 19th century, launched an independence drive in 1994."
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