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Fifth train leaves Kolbasna bound for Russia with ammunition
Publishing date: 31 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 31 October 2002- According to information provided to the OSCE Mission to Moldova by the Operational Group of Russian Forces (OGRF) in Moldova, a train loaded with Russian ammunition left the Kolbasna military...
OSCE Mission inspects Russian munitions train before its departure from Transdniestria
Publishing date: 4 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 4 October, 2002- The OSCE Mission to Moldova was notified on 2 October by Colonel V. Brenyev, the deputy commander of the Operational Group of Russian Forces (OGRF) in the Transdniestrian region of...
Second type of ammunition disposal gear arrives in Moldova
Publishing date: 25 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 25 June 2002- The second delivery of ammunition disposal equipment destined for on-site work at Colbasna, Transdniestria, arrived in Moldova yesterday. The latest equipment is a destruction kiln, produced by the German firm Luthe, and...
OSCE ready to begin ammunition disposal at Colbasna
Publishing date: 15 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 15 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Moldova has announced the arrival of a device for destroying old ammunition in the region. The so-called "Donovan" detonation chamber, which arrived on April 13, will be used at Colbasna to commence...
Chairman-in-Office urges restart of negotiations in Moldova
Publishing date: 27 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 27 March 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, has urged all sides involved in the Transdniestrian conflict to resume talks as soon as possible. "Negotiations are the only way to...
OSCE submits plan to dispose of 40,000 tons of Russian munitions in Moldova
Publishing date: 4 October 2001
VIENNA, 4 October 2001 (OSCE)- In Moldova, the OSCE has embarked on a project to dispose of the single largest munitions and weapons stockpile left behind by the Soviet army, in total more than 40,000 tons of material...
OSCE Moldova Mission condemns intrusion into its Tiraspol office
Publishing date: 20 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 20 July 2001 (OSCE)-- On 19 July, a group of demonstrators intruded into the Tiraspol office of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, purportedly in protest of the disposal of Russian arms which has been proceeding...