Russian leader meets with Moldovan counterpart

Russian leader meets with Moldovan counterpart

Voronin's office gave no details about what was on the agenda for the Moldovan president's meetings in Russia.

Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Monday that Voronin made a proposal to Putin in July to normalize relations strained by a dispute over a pro-Russian separatist enclave in Moldova.

Ties between the two nations deteriorated after Moldova rejected a Russian plan in November 2003 that would have given the separatist region of Trans-Dniester almost full independence, the AP reports.

The last time Voronin was in Moscow to meet Putin was in February 2003.