Article: Russia to keep permanent military presence in Moldova: FM

Russia to keep permanent military presence in Moldova: FM

BUCHAREST, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia will maintain its permanent military presence in the trans-Dnestr region, a breakaway Russian- speaking republic in eastern Moldova, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

Currently, there are 500 Russian peacekeeping troops and another 1,000 Russian military servicemen permanently deployed to guard ammunition deposit places in the eastern trans-Dnestr region, the Rompres news agency cited Lavrov as saying at a meeting with his Romanian counterpart, Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu.

Russia is concerned about the United States' plan to set up a

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