Moldovan, Georgian Separatists Hail New Montenegro

Sergei Bagapsh, leader of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia (file photo) (epa)
May 23, 2006 -- The breakaway regions of Abkhazia in Georgia and Transdniester in Moldova have welcomed Montenegro's vote for independence.

Sergei Bagapsh, the president of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, said Montenegro's vote set a "precedent" that the international community should take into account.

Valery Litskai, the foreign minister of the unrecognized Transdniester government, said the outcome of the May 21 referendum in Montenegro was an occasion for celebration.

(Interfax, AFP)

Moldovan, Georgian Separatists Hail New Montenegro

Sergei Bagapsh, leader of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia (file photo) (epa)May 23, 2006 -- The breakaway regions of Abkhazia in Georgia and Transdniester in Moldova have welcomed Montenegro's vote for independence.

Sergei Bagapsh, leader of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia (file photo) (epa)
May 23, 2006 -- The breakaway regions of Abkhazia in Georgia and Transdniester in Moldova have welcomed Montenegro's vote for independence.