Moldova convenes security council over blasts in Transnistria

By Emre Gurkan Abay

MOSCOW (AA) - Moldovan President Maia Sandu convened on Tuesday an urgent meeting of the country's Supreme Security Council over attacks in the breakaway region of Transnistria, her office said.

Two explosions damaged Soviet-era radio masts that broadcast Russian radio in the village of Maiac in the self-proclaimed separatist region earlier in the day.

The explosions came after a series of blasts tore through the State Security Ministry in Tiraspol, the so-called capital of the breakaway region on Monday.

Transnistria, located between Moldova and Ukraine, is a breakaway state that emerged during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

The conflict started in March 1992 and was concluded by a cease-fire in July with an agreement that suggested establishment of the Joint Control Commission, which includes Russian, Moldovan, Transnistrian and Ukrainian peacekeepers.

The truce remains but the territory's political status remains unresolved and the relations between the sides of the conflict remain tense.

After the meeting, ​​​​​​​President Sandu will hold a press briefing.