Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin (L) and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Chisinau April 24, 2009. Solana asked Moldova's authorities on Friday to form a commission with members of the opposition and international bodies to investigate the violent aftermath of an election. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin (L) and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Chisinau April 24, 2009. Solana asked Moldova's authorities on Friday to form a commission with members of the opposition and international bodies to investigate the violent aftermath of an election.

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  1. Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin speaks to reporters at a polling station in Chisinau in this July 29, 2009 file picture. Moldova's veteran president Voronin said on September 11, 2009 he would hand over power to his Western-leaning opponents, ending an eight-year era of communist rule in Europe's poorest nation. A coalition of pro-European parties won a parliamentary election in July and have enough seats to form a government but not to elect a president, which could lead to the continuation of a months-long political deadlock. Picture taken July 29, 2009.

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  1. Former Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin reacts Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 at the Republican Palace in Chisinau, Moldova for the first time since resigning the presidency. Voronin's government was the last communist led regime in the former Soviet Republic states.
  2. REFILE - Outgoing Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin attends a session of parliament before the house voted for a new president in Chisinau in this March 20, 2009 file picture. Moldova's veteran president Voronin said on September 11, 2009 he would hand over power to his Western-leaning opponents, ending an eight-year era of communist rule in Europe's poorest nation. A coalition of pro-European parties won a parliamentary election in July and have enough seats to form a government but not to elect a president, which could lead to the continuation of a months-long political deadlock. Picture taken March 20, 2009.
  3. Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin speaks to reporters at a polling station in Chisinau in this July 29, 2009 file picture. Moldova's veteran president Voronin said on September 11, 2009 he would hand over power to his Western-leaning opponents, ending an eight-year era of communist rule in Europe's poorest nation. A coalition of pro-European parties won a parliamentary election in July and have enough seats to form a government but not to elect a president, which could lead to the continuation of a months-long political deadlock. Picture taken July 29, 2009.
  4. Outgoing Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin attends a session of parliament before the house voted for a new president in Chisinau in this March 20, 2009 file picture. Moldova's veteran president Voronin said on September 11, 2009 he would hand over power to his Western-leaning opponents, ending an eight-year era of communist rule in Europe's poorest nation. A coalition of pro-European parties won a parliamentary election in July and have enough seats to form a government but not to elect a president, which could lead to the continuation of a months-long political deadlock. Picture taken September 11, 2009.
  5. FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 file photo, Moldova's acting president Vladimir Voronin is seen leaving the Republican Palace in Chisinau, Moldova. Moldova's acting President Vladimir Voronin resigned Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, saying he had little hope that a new government elected in July would be able to resolve the problems of one of Europe's poorest nations.
  6. European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana reacts after a press conference following talks between Iran and six world powers to discuss the Islamic republic's disputed atomic programme on October 1, 2009 in Geneva. World powers and Iran agreed in principle on the export of Iranian uranium to third parties for full enrichment, EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana said following crunch nuclear talks.
  7. European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana reacts after a press conference following talks between Iran and six world powers to discuss the Islamic republic's disputed atomic programme on October 1, 2009 in Geneva. World powers and Iran agreed in principle on the export of Iranian uranium to third parties for full enrichment, EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana said following crunch nuclear talks.
  8. European Union foreign affairs chief Spanish Javier Solana gestures during a press conference following talks between Iran and six world powers to discuss the Islamic republic's disputed atomic programme on October 1, 2009 in Geneva. World powers and Iran agreed in principle on the export of Iranian uranium to third parties for full enrichment, EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana said following crunch nuclear talks.
  9. European Union foreign affairs chief Spanish Javier Solana gestures during a press conference following talks between Iran and six world powers to discuss the Islamic republic's disputed atomic programme on October 1, 2009 in Geneva. World powers and Iran agreed in principle on the export of Iranian uranium to third parties for full enrichment, EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana said following crunch nuclear talks.
  10. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrives for a media conference after a meeting on nuclear power of Iran in Geneva October 1, 2009. Six world powers met with Iran in Switzerland on Thursday for talks U.S. officials said would need to convince them Tehran was prepared to show it was not hiding plans for a nuclear bomb.
  11. European Union foreign policy Chief Javier Solana, right, sits next to US chief negotiator William Burns, left, at the opening of the Geneva nuclear talks on Iran's atomic programme in Geneva, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The U.S. and five other world powers began high-stakes talks Thursday with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear activities, with a senior U.S. official saying Washington is open to rare one-on-one talks with Iranian diplomats.
  12. European Union foreign policy Chief Javier Solana, right, sits next to US chief negotiator William Burns, left, at the opening of the Geneva nuclear talks on Iran's atomic programme in Geneva, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The U.S. and five other world powers began high-stakes talks Thursday with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear activities, with a senior U.S. official saying Washington is open to rare one-on-one talks with Iranian diplomats.
  13. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, left, stands with Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, at the opening of the Geneva talks between Iran and six world powers to discuss the Islamic republic's disputed atomic programme in Geneva, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The U.S. and five other world powers began high-stakes talks Thursday with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear activities, with a senior U.S. official saying Washington is open to rare one-on-one talks with Iranian diplomats.

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