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Final Act of the Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, 
Istanbul, 19 November 1999

 

Agreement on Withdrawal of Russian
Forces from Moldova

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Have taken note of the statement by the Republic of Moldova, which is attached to this Final Act, concerning its renunciation of the right to receive a temporary deployment on its territory and have welcomed the commitment of the Russian Federation to withdraw and/or destroy Russian conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty by the end of 2001, in the context of its commitment referred to in paragraph 19 of the Istanbul Summit Declaration;
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ANNEX 13
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Statement on behalf of the Republic of Moldova

"The Republic of Moldova renounces the right to receive a temporary deployment on its territory due to its Constitutional provisions which control and prohibit any presence of foreign military forces on the territory of Moldova."