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2011_CIC_3.qxd:Peacekeeping_FM_qxd.qxd 1/16/12 1:45 PM Page 82 82 • MISSION NOTES Conclusion The year in review saw progress toward nor- malization of Bosnia’s security framework in operational terms, albeit in an environment of political deadlock for much of the year. The EUPM and EUFOR Althea play a vital role in BiH as they continue to face the chal- lenge of successfully transferring responsi- bilities to the government and promoting re- form while significant political tensions persist. In November, the UN Security Council extended authorization of EUFOR Althea for one year, stressing that responsi- bility for further peace consolidation lies with BiH political authorities. EUFOR/Sergeant Marcus Rumpold The Multinational Battalion participates in a training exercise during a visit of EUFOR Althea’s force commander, 11 August 2011. Box 3.1 Moldova-Transdniestria Beyond Bosnia and Kosovo, the only re- maining military peace operation in southeastern Europe is the Joint Control Joint Control Commission Peacekeeping Force (JCC) Commission Peacekeeping Force (JCC), a mission deployed to Moldova by the •AuthorizationDate 21July1992 Commonwealth of Independent States • Start Date July 1992 (CIS) after the eastern region of Trans- • Chief of Staff, Colonel Aleksei Tumashev (Russia) dniestria attempted to secede in the early Joint Headquarters 1990s. The JCC is an unusual mix of • Strength as of Troops: 1,249 Russian, Transdniestrian, and Moldovan 30September2011 MilitaryObservers:10 forces (plus some Ukrainian observers) and operates alongside a separate civilian presence from the Organization for Secu- of the Russian presence in the force OSCE as mediators; and the European rity and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). (which currently stands at fewer than 500 Union and the United States as observ- Although Moldova has pressed for personnel) have also gone unanswered. ers. While the announcement was wel- the peacekeeping operation to be wound In September it was announced that comed as a promising first step, the un- down, with some progress occurring in official negotiations, which were sus- changed positions of both Moldova and talks between the Moldovan and Trans- pended in 2006, would resume in the so- Transdniestria indicate that much work dniestrian authorities in 2011, the JCC called 5+2 format, which brings together remains before a permanent settlement continues to operate. Conversely, calls by Moldova and Transdniestria as parties to to this conflict can be reached. Transdniestria for a significant expansion the conflict; Russia, Ukraine, and the Note 1. Council of the European Union, “Council Conclusions on Bosnia and Herzegovina,” presenta- tion at the 3117th meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, Luxembourg, 10 October 2011..

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