OSCE suspends monitoring exercises due to coronavirus
The OSCE is suspending its monitoring exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk said in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement, publicized by the OSCE website, reads:
“The ongoing situation following the spread of COVID-19 has led to the closure of international borders throughout the region, travel restrictions for international and local staff, as well as restrictions put in place to avoid face-to-face contact to reduce the risk of infection.
In view of the above, and following consultations with the sides, monitoring exercises will be suspended until these restrictions are lifted.
In the meantime, I continue to be in contact with the relevant military authorities."