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Transnistrian Conflict on November 16–30, 2009

EUBAM criticised by Transnistrian authorities

The customs committee of Transnistria has expressed anger that the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) does not help resuming customs cooperation between competent institutions of the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria. As occasion to reiterate the negative attitude towards EUBAM was the fact that the latter does not accredit Transnistrian customs representatives to its briefings, nor does it attend those convoked by Transnistrian authorities. In reply to this accusation, EUBAM representatives stressed possibilities to facilitate cooperation between customs services of the Republic of Moldova. As well, it noted that it was tried to build a framework to let representatives of the two customs services tell their opinions and propose solutions for cooperation. EUBAM plays a certain role in the Transnistrian settlement to encourage customs services of the parties to ensure the circulation of goods and citizens from the two banks of the Dniester.

Transnistrian authorities seek withdrawal of Moldovan police forces from Bender

During the November 19 sitting of the Joint Control Commission (CUC) demanded (as usually) the approaching of functioning of Moldovan police forces in the municipality of Bender. According to Transnistrian representatives, the Moldovan police forces destabilise the work of municipal administrative organs and provoke tensions among citizens. They allege that the Moldovan police provoked the “military aggression” from 1992, which would explain the negative attitude of Bender residents over policemen, whose number is now several fold higher than set in 1992 in line with the agreement on the peaceful resolution principles of the military conflict. According to CUC members on behalf of Transnistria, the operative investigation team set in 1992 had completed its mission long ago and there is no reason to keep the Transnistrian militia and Moldovan police working in parallel in Bender municipality. In this context, the Bender municipal soviet decided to ban the activity of police in the municipality. The CUC co-chairman on behalf of Transnistria, Oleg Beleacov, insists that the Transnistrian and Moldovan police forces to work in the security zone upon territorial principle. In his turn, a CUC representative on behalf of Chisinau stated that talks on this issue do not have any perspective.

Efforts to smooth away constitutional conflict

The conflict between the Supreme Soviet and presidential administration related to adoption of a new constitution in Transnistria was temporarily ceased to reach a compromise. The Supreme Soviet demanded the establishing of a conciliation commission on parity basis to facilitate the finding of a compromise aimed to harmonise Transnistrian regulations with Russian constitutional norms. But so far, there are many unanswered questions related to establishing of the commission and its functioning, and issues regarding the document to be jointly issued — the text of a new constitution or amendments to Title III on the functioning of public institutions of the current constitution — are still unclear. In these circumstances, pressure groups and organisations affiliated to the Smirnov administration have released again the propagandistic initiative. Thus, the united council of staffs will collect 15,000 signatures by December 25 in order to be able to hold a referendum on adoption of the constitution drafted by Smirnov’s administration.

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