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"Gospodin Max" in Moldova: A Note on the Visit of the CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to Gagauzia and Transdniestria in December 1994

"Gospodin Max" in Moldova: A Note on the Visit of the CSCE High Commissioner on National... I. INTRODUCTION The activities of the CSCE/OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) have attracted a good deal of attention from international lawyers, politi- cal scientists, minority experts and others. This is particularly true for the first office holder, the Dutch politician Max van der Stoel, who was appointed in 1992 and retired in 2001.1 Due to Van der Stoel's 'quiet diplomacy' approach, however, still rather little is known about his modus operandi and how he dealt in practical terms with the prob- lems falling into his mandate. Of course there are very good reasons for the HCNM and analysts to treat ongoing CSCE/OSCE activities in the field of minority issues with considerable discretion. Yet, a decade after his appointment, Van der Stoel's early activities are already in the process of becoming the object of contemporary histori- cal research. As always with CSCE/OSCE, there are, however, certain problems with sources and obtaining access to them. In order to facilitate research in this field, the following provides an edited docu- ment highlighting parts of Van der Stoel's activities in a specific country. The coun- try in question is the Republic of Moldova, a post-Soviet state and member of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online Brill

"Gospodin Max" in Moldova: A Note on the Visit of the CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to Gagauzia and Transdniestria in December 1994

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I. INTRODUCTION The activities of the CSCE/OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) have attracted a good deal of attention from international lawyers, politi- cal scientists, minority experts and others. This is particularly true for the first office holder, the Dutch politician Max van der Stoel, who was appointed in 1992 and retired in 2001.1 Due to Van der Stoel's 'quiet diplomacy' approach, however, still rather little is known about his modus operandi and how he dealt in practical terms with the prob- lems falling into his mandate. Of course there are very good reasons for the HCNM and analysts to treat ongoing CSCE/OSCE activities in the field of minority issues with considerable discretion. Yet, a decade after his appointment, Van der Stoel's early activities are already in the process of becoming the object of contemporary histori- cal research. As always with CSCE/OSCE, there are, however, certain problems with sources and obtaining access to them. In order to facilitate research in this field, the following provides an edited docu- ment highlighting parts of Van der Stoel's activities in a specific country. The coun- try in question is the Republic of Moldova, a post-Soviet state and member of the

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Published: Jan 1, 2003

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