The OSCE Mission to Moldova has expressed its concern over the river-crossing military exercise conducted in the Security Zone by the Operational Group of Russian Forces on 14 and 15 August, the mission said in a press release.
In accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Mission deployed its team to Security Zone on 14 and 15 August, but the team was obstructed from fully monitoring the exercises. The Mission shared its observations with all the delegations to the Joint Control Commission.
The Mission recalled that under a 1992 agreement military exercises in the Security Zone are required to be authorized by the JCC, which was not done in this instance.
“The OSCE Mission urges all parties involved in the fulfilment of the 1992 Agreement on Principles of a Peaceful Settlement to fully respect its provisions and the regime of the Security Zone, as well as the relevant JCC decisions and regulations. This is in the interest of all parties”, reads the press release.