Palanca, Ștefan Vodă
Palanca | |
|---|---|
Village | |
UTC+3 (EEST) | |
 |
Palanca is a village in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova,[2] near the border with Ukraine. Situated at a longitude of 30°06' east, it is the country's easternmost point and lowest point.
Border dispute
Among the most sensitive areas of the
Foreign Minister of Moldova Andrei Popov stated that land in Palanca was an inseparable part of the Moldovan territory and would not be ceded to Ukraine.[5] However, on November 22, 2012, the Moldovan ambassador to Ukraine announced that Moldova had transferred the section of the road by Palanca and that it had become property of Ukraine within the territory of Moldova, which would be controlled by Ukraine.[6]
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ "The Bessarabia Gambit: Why Ukraine’s Danube Region Needs Infrastructure"
- ^ Moldova-Ukraine relations, interview with Andrei Popov Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Palanca land shall not go to Ukraine - Popov (retrieved May 4, 2017)
- Radio Liberty, November 22, 2012
 | This Ștefan Vodă District location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |