During a one-on-one meeting held on 11 April 2008, PMR President Igor Smirnov gave Moldova's President Vladimir Voronin a draft for the "Treaty on Friendship and Co-operation between the Republic of Moldova and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic", as well as the political and legal basis for the Treaty.

Here's the full text of the draft that Pridnestrovie thinks Moldova should either sign ... or at least be willing to discuss with an open mind:

- Seeking a final and fair settlement of Moldovan-Pridnestrovian relations on the basis of the principles of international law and the prevailing political and economic realities;

- Considering the importance of legally and politically completing the disintegration of the former Soviet Union;

- Aware of the need to preserve peace and stability in this region of Europe;

- Guided by a desire to create favorable conditions for the full realization of human rights and personal freedom;

- Expressing gratitude to the Russian Federation, to Ukraine and to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe for their active mediation efforts;

enter into the following treaty:

Article 1.

The High Contracting Parties build their relations based on the principles of the mutual respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-intervention in each other's internal affairs, and the inadmissibility of the use of force or threat of force.

Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as a violation of the sovereignty and independence of each of the High Contracting Parties.

The High Contracting Parties proceed from the understanding that the state border between them is determined by the currently existing boundary line of actual territorial control. The High Contracting Parties will endeavor to resolve any issues pertaining to delimitation and demarcation of this border.

Article 2.

Based on the principles of friendly relations, equal partnership and mutual advantage, the High Contracting Parties shall assist and facilitate the development of direct commercial, economic, scientific and technical relations.

The High Contracting Parties shall undertake to establish a most favored nation policy to benefit companies from one Party working with companies from the other Party, and shall help create favorable economic, financial and legal conditions for business activity and other economic activities, including the encouragement and reciprocal protection of investments. To this end, the High Contracting Parties shall consider harmonizing their legislation in the appropriate areas, taking into account international rules and regulations.

The High Contracting Parties shall refrain from taking actions leading to economic losses for the other Party.

The High Contracting Parties shall have no mutual property claims against each other. Questions of ownership and other rights to property, property holdings and claims on property (stocks, bonds) are solved independently by each High Contracting Party in accordance with their national legislation.

Nothing in this Treaty shall be considered as the basis for revision of property rights and other ownership rights which arose prior to this Treaty.

The High Contracting Parties independently bear their own obligations on foreign and domestic public debt.

Article 3.

The High Contracting Parties ensure unimpeded transit of people and goods in the region in accordance with their domestic legislation and international agreements.

Article 4.

The High Contracting Parties shall cooperate on combating crime, including cross-border criminal activity, drug trafficking, human trafficking, money laundering, terrorism and other criminal acts which represent treats to modern society.

The High Contracting Parties will develop and sign a separate agreement on the co-operation between their law enforcement agencies.

Article 5.

The ongoing peacekeeping operation in the region will remain in force in accordance with the previously agreed terms of the High Contracting Parties and the Russian Federation.

Article 6.

The High Contracting Parties will independently decide on the admissibility of third-party military presence in their territories in accordance with domestic laws and their international obligations. Each of the High Contracting Parties confirm that the third-party military presence on its territory shall not be directed against the other High Contracting Party.

The High Contracting Parties reaffirm their commitment to international legal instruments related to arms control, including the limitation on conventional weapons.

To this end, the High Contracting Parties begin adjustments in accordance with Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (the CFE Treaty) in order to determine the agreed treaty limits set by the CFE for the High Contracting Parties, as well as to carry out the necessary domestic political procedures for ratification of the adapted CFE Treaty.

Article 7.

The High Contracting Parties will not prevent the entry of one another into any international organizations if membership in this organization is not directed against the other High Contracting Party.

Article 8.

Contentious issues which may arise between the High Contracting Parties will be resolved in accordance with international law, based upon the principles of sovereign equality and mutual respect, with the observance of international legal procedures.

Article 9.

The High Contracting Parties are the mutual guarantors of full and strict compliance with the provisions of this Treaty.

The High Contracting Parties also propose that the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the European Union become the guarantees of the implementation of this Treaty, with the understanding that its positions will be carried out by external guarantors even in the event of one of the High Contracting Parties rescinding the Treaty.

Article 10.

This Treaty shall be subject to ratification by the parliaments of the High Contracting Parties.

Unless otherwise agreed by the High Contracting Parties, provisions of this Treaty are in force prior to ratification and exchange of ratification instruments.

The failure of a High Contracting Party to ratify the Treaty will not be interpreted as an obstacle to those governing acts of the High Contracting Parties which are derived from their sovereign and independent status.

Done on [Date], in two copies in Russian with the same legal force.

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