In 30 years of the establishment of the peacekeeping operation in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, the Moldovan authorities ascertain that this operation had a direct contribution to the ceasefire. However, according to the authorities, this operation didn’t manage to ensure the full demilitarization of the Security Zone and the elimination of all the obstacles to the free movement of persons, goods and services between the two banks of the Nistru, as it is provided in the Moldovan-Russian Agreement of 1992, IPN reports.
In a comment made public on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the peacekeeping operation in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration says that more flaws became evident in time, such as the blocking of the operation, delayed reactions to incidents that happened in the Security Zone, interference in the operation’s work by the so-called Operational Group of Russian Forces that stay without the consent of the authorities of the Republic of Moldova and others. All these factors made the Republic of Moldova ask for the transformation of the current operation into an internationally mandated civil mission.
The institution reiterates that based on the constitutional neutrality of the Republic of Moldova, the relevant decisions adopted at the OSCE Istanbul Summit of 1999 and in order to implement Resolution 72/282 of the UN General Assembly, the Russian Federation should complete the withdrawal of its troops and munitions from the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
“The general objective of the Republic of Moldova’s approaches is to reduce the military factor in the region and to create civil mechanisms that would respond to the real necessities of the settlement process, will contribute to building confidence and to creating a favorable atmosphere for identifying a viable solution to the Transnistrian conflict,” says the comment.
In the same connection, the Ministry noted that the Republic of Moldova’s delegation to the Joint Control Commission, the Moldovan military observers and contingent of peacekeepers have always fulfilled their duties, aiming to ensure order and stability in the Security Zone. In parallel, in the Transnistrian settlement process, the Moldovan autoes continue promoting exclusively peaceful solutions based on dialogue, which are aimed at bringing the two banks of the Nistru River closer.
