The PKK has long been a bone of contention between both sides and prevented economic cooperation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

One of the main points of contention between the Maoists and other political parties is the future of about who are currently confined in U.N.-supervised camps.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Another bitter point of contention is the former president's decision to have young Ukrainians learn about the so-called Holodomor, a Kremlin-inspired famine more than 75 years ago that was aimed at collectivizing Soviet agriculture.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17