 However, his attempts at mediation between Chişinău (capital of Moldova) and Tiraspol (capital of PMR) were largely unsuccessful.On 23 March 1992, Shaposhnikov signed a decree authorising the transfer of military equipment of 14th Guards Army units stationed on the right bank of the Dniester to the Republic of Moldova.This military equipment had constituted the majority of the materiel utilized by the Moldovan National Army in the ensuing War of Transnistria.