Moldova Demands Checkpoint Removal in Security Zone
The Moldovan delegation to the Joint Control Commission (JCC) insists that freedom of movement must be guaranteed within the Security Zone and that unauthorised checkpoints must be removed from the area under the Joint Peacekeeping Forces' responsibility.
Despite raising the issue at the JCC meeting in Tiraspol, talks reached a deadlock.
Moldovan representatives also demanded that no provocations take place during the events planned for March 2 in towns within the Security Zone. These events will commemorate the heroes who fell in the 1992 war for Moldovan independence.
Public order will be maintained by local branches of the General Police Inspectorate. The OSCE Mission and Ukrainian representatives in the JCC have been asked to monitor the situation in the Security Zone.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
