The Joint Control Commission ( Romanian : Comisia Unificat? de Control , COC; Russian : Объединенная контрольная комиссия , ОКК) is a tri-lateral peacekeeping force and joint military command structure from Moldova , Transnistria , and Russia that operates in a demilitarized zone on the border between the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine . The disputed territory between the two is controlled by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria, PMR).

History [ edit ]

Following the Transnistria War , the Joint Control Commission was established on the initiative of Moldovan and Russian presidents Mircea Snegur and Boris Yeltsin by the signing of a cease-fire agreement on July 21, 1992. It consists of soldiers and officers from Moldovan , Transnistian and Russian military. In 1998, the commission was enlarged by the addition of 10 Ukrainian officers as military observers . Moreover, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe also has a Transnistria-based observation mission and participates in all JCC meetings. The current peacekeeping mechanism is a multi-state mission equipped with an international mandate that began deployment on 29 July 1992. ^[1]

Of the three original sides supplying troops, Russia has traditionally provided the most with Moldova second and the smallest contingent provided by Transnistria. ^{[ clarification needed ]} As of 2006, however, both Moldova and the PMR participate with slightly more soldiers than Russia: Moldova currently supplies 403 men to the force, the PMR 411 men and Russia up to 385 men. ^[2]

Mission [ edit ]

The Joint Control Commission is charged with ensuring observance of the ceasefire and security arrangements and has generally been successful, as the armed conflict has not at any time re-erupted since 1992. The demilitarized buffer zone, known locally as the Dniester Valley Security Zone , roughly follows the outline of the Dniester river. It is 225 kilometres long and from 1 to 15 kilometres wide. ^{[ citation needed ]}

As per the 1992 agreement with Moldova, Russia has a right to keep 2,400 ^{[ citation needed ]} troops in Transnistria. However, as of 2006 ^{[ needs update ]} the number of Russian troops was just 1,500, with between 349 and 385 of those assigned to JCC at any given time. ^[3]

See also [ edit ]

• Cobasna ammunition depot
• Russian military presence in Transnistria
• 2012 Moldova security zone incident

References [ edit ]

1. John Mackinlay; Peter Cross, eds. (2003). Regional Peacekeepers . United Nations University Press. ISBN   92-808-1079-0 .
2. Ion Mardarovici (2002). "NATO and the security in the Eastern countries during transition times" . NATO Fellowship Program.

External links [ edit ]

• http://www.okk-pridnestrovie.org/p0088.htm

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