Joint Control Commission
The Joint Control Commission (Romanian: Comisia Unificată 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
Following the
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
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
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
- Cobasna ammunition depot
- Russian military presence in Transnistria
- 2012 Moldova security zone incident
References
- ^ https://2001-2009.state.gov/documents/organization/13611.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Ольвия-Пресс". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
- ^ "Время Местное – 183". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
- John Mackinlay; Peter Cross, eds. (2003). Regional Peacekeepers. United Nations University Press. ISBN 92-808-1079-0.
- Ion Mardarovici (2002). "NATO and the security in the Eastern countries during transition times". NATO Fellowship Program.
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