Joint Control Commission

Not to be confused with Joint Control Commission for Georgian–Ossetian Conflict Resolution.

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[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. ^ https://2001-2009.state.gov/documents/organization/13611.pdf[bare URL PDF]
2. ^ "Ольвия-Пресс". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
3. ^ "Время Местное – 183". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2006-05-16.

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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Transnistria conflict

Background|

* First Partition of Poland and Treaty of Iași
* Union of Bessarabia with Romania
* Moldavian ASSR
* Moldovenism
* World War II
* Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
* Moldavian SSR
* Transnistria Governorate
* The Holocaust in Romania
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* Controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova
* Moldovan language
* Unification of Moldova and Romania

Transnistria War|

* Timeline
* Battle of Tighina
* Ceasefire agreement

Aftermath|

* International recognition
* Human rights in Transnistria
* Romanian-language schools in Transnistria
* Russian military presence in Transnistria
* Joint Control Commission
* Transnistria Security Zone
* 2006 Transnistrian independence referendum
* 2006 Transnistrian customs crisis
* 2012 Moldova security zone incident
* 2022 Transnistria attacks

Resolution attempts|

* 1997 Moscow memorandum
* 1999 Istanbul summit
* 2003 Kozak memorandum
* 2005 Yushchenko Plan
* Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
* 5+2 format (2005–present; see also Berlin Plus package, 2016–present)

Potential solutions|

* Reintegration into Moldova
* Bureau for Reintegration of the Republic of Moldova
* Federalization of Moldova
* Annexation by Russia

Participants and figures|

| Pro-Moldova|

* Moldova
* Mircea Snegur
* Petru Lucinschi
* Vladimir Voronin
* Nicolae Timofti
* Igor Dodon
* Maia Sandu
* European Union
* Romania
* United States
* Ukraine

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Pro-Transnistria|

* Transnistria
* Igor Smirnov
* Yevgeny Shevchuk
* Vadim Krasnoselsky
* Russia
* 14th Guards Army
* Operational Group of Russian Forces

Neutral|

* Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

See also|

* Gagauzia conflict
* Gagauz Republic
* Cobasna ammunition depot
* Moldova–Ukraine border

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