Attached, three fragments of my 1994 Moldavian map (1:400k):
1. Palanca
2. Giurgiulesti. I agree that the tripoint has probably moved since.
3. Basarabeasca. Another part of the agreement is the transfer of
railway land (a.o. the depot) near Basarabeasca station to Moldavia.
Peter S.
--- Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen <
jesniel@image.dk> wrote:
> I cannot spot the Moldovan part of the highway, was is handed over
> much earlier than my maps.
>
> The other swop along the Danube, could very well have moved the
> tripoint with Romania. Any info?
>
> Jesper
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ps1966nl
> To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 1:57 PM
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: mdua border changes
>
>
> Cf. http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2001/07/130701.asp :
>
> MOLDOVA, UKRAINE, APPROVE ACCORD ON SWAPPING TERRITORIES
> The parliaments of Moldova and Ukraine on 12 July approved the
> agreement whereby Ukraine will gain sovereignty over a stretch of
> the
> Izmail-Odessa highway previously on Moldovan territory in exchange
> for Moldova's gaining access to a 430-meter stretch of land along
> the
> banks of the Danube River near the village of Giurgiulesti, where
> it
> intends to build an oil terminal, dpa reported. The villagers of
> Palanca, whose pastures will be now transferred to Ukraine,
> demonstrated in Chisinau against the agreement. The accord
> stipulates
> that the villagers will be allowed access to the pastures without
> using passports. The opposition Popular Party Christian Democratic
> accused the ruling Party of Moldovan Communists of "selling off
> national wealth" and "harming national interests." MS
>
> Peter S.
>
>
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