Palanca is a village in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova,Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) 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 Moldova–Ukraine relations is the crossing point at Palanca. Under a 2001 treaty, Moldova committed to transfer control and sovereignty of the stretch of road between Maiaky and Udobne,"The Bessarabia Gambit: Why Ukraine’s Danube Region Needs Infrastructure" which forms part of the M15 from Odesa and Reni. The demarcation process took many years.Moldova-Ukraine relations, interview with Andrei Popov In 2010 Deputy 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.Palanca land shall not go to Ukraine - Popov (retrieved May 4, 2017) 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."Посол Молдови: питання територій біля Паланки закрите" ("Ambassador of Moldova: the issue of territories near Palanka is closed"), Radio Liberty, November 22, 2012
Notable people Gheorghe Ghidirim
See also Extreme points of Moldova
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