71.   The Portuguese president will also visit Portuguese troops deployed as part of the UN monitoring mission in Angola.

72.   The two parties also agreed to an international monitoring mission, led by Norway.

73.   Yao decried the blockage of the monitoring mission called for in a peace accord between the Guatemalan government and rebels.

74.   It said openness was a key to international nuclear safety, and suggested mutual monitoring missions by experts.

75.   Other priorities include the Baltic States, where the OSCE is withdrawing its monitoring missions despite Russian concern over Russian-speaking minorities there.

76.   Pellnas said one of the reasons the monitoring mission is lacking in manpower is because of red tap and a lack of money.

77.   Prisoners complained notably of extremely bad accommodation and over food, said the report, compiled after a prison monitoring mission.

78.   Simple observers would not have the same authority to question any violations of democratic practices as a true monitoring mission.

79.   The head of the truce monitoring mission, a retired Norwegian army general, proved a major challenge.