OSCE BARRED FROM TRANSDNIESTER MONITORING BODY.

Transdniester troops yesterday turned back from Bendery the delegation of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, which was due to attend in that city a regular meeting of the Joint Armistice Control Commission (JACC). Inside the conference hall, the Transdniester side vetoed the OSCE’s attendance. Tiraspol had recently threatened to take that step in response to the Mission’s latest report to the OSCE permanent bodies in Vienna and for the duration of U.S. diplomat Donald Johnson’s tenure as Mission chief. (Flux, Basapress, March 25)

The Monitor is a publication of the Jamestown Foundation. It is researched and written under the direction of senior analysts Jonas Bernstein, Vladimir Socor, Stephen Foye, and analysts Ilya Malyakin, Oleg Varfolomeyev and Ilias Bogatyrev. If you have any questions regarding the content of the Monitor, please contact the foundation. If you would like information on subscribing to the Monitor, or have any comments, suggestions or questions, please contact us by e-mail at pubs@jamestown.org, by fax at 301-562-8021, or by postal mail at The Jamestown Foundation, 4516 43rd Street NW, Washington DC 20016. Unauthorized reproduction or redistribution of the Monitor is strictly prohibited by law. Copyright (c) 1983-2002 The Jamestown Foundation Site Maintenance by Johnny Flash Productions