The Joint Control Commission (JCC), which involves representatives of Moldova, Transdnestr, Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has been working to resolve the conflict, will meet March 8 in Dubossary, a controlled by the self-proclaimed republic, to discuss the detention of a member of the Moldovan delegation at a checkpoint in Transdnestr.
Under JCC regulations, extraordinary meetings are held on the initiative of one of the delegations to discuss a single issue.
Transdnestr, which has a largely Russian-speaking population, broke away from Moldova following a bloody war in the early 1990s.
In a September 17 plebiscite, more than 97% of Transdnestr's population reportedly voted in favor of independence and to subsequently join the Russian Federation.
Russia, which helped end the war and has since maintained a contingent in the region, has not officially signaled its willingness to admit the region, although it is widely believed to support the breakaway regime.
