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AFTER 35 YEARS HELSINKI FINAL ACT HAS NOT LOST RELEVANCE, SAYS OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE
Tert.am
30.07.10
The Helsinki Final Act remains as relevant today as it was when it
was signed 35 years ago, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's
Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Kanat Saudabayev said today,
according to a release issued by the OSCE Office in Armenia.
"For the 35 years of its existence, the Helsinki Final Act has not
lost its relevance and topicality. The innovative and comprehensive
concept of security that was established by the leaders of 35 states in
Helsinki remains today an important factor of security and co-operation
in the OSCE area of responsibility," he said.
"At the same time, truly tectonic changes in the world that have taken
place, particularly in recent years, require the OSCE participating
States, and first and foremost their leaders, to search for adequate
responses to these new challenges and threats. This is why the
timeliness of an OSCE summit in Astana this year is difficult to
overestimate. Our aim is to move from the concept of a 'space of
security from Vancouver to Vladivostok' to the creation of a single
Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian community of security."
"We believe that a result of the summit will be a new 'Spirit
of Astana' that will naturally and logically stem from the new
geopolitical realities and the Helsinki Final Act. This will represent
a commendable way to mark the anniversary of the Organization and
will encourage new achievements in the 21st century," Saudabayev added.
The Helsinki Final Act, signed by presidents and prime ministers from
35 countries on 1 August 1975, was seen as a major step in reducing
Cold War tensions and led to the formation of a permanent forum for
dialogue on security - the Conference on Security and Co-operation
in Europe, now the OSCE.
The Act established a uniquely comprehensive definition of security -
encompassing the politico-military, the economic-environmental and
the human dimensions - and along with the commitments subsequently
agreed by the participating States continues to guide the OSCE's work.
A Summit bringing together the leaders of the 56 States which make
up the OSCE today is planned to take place in Astana before the end
of the year.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
30.07.10
The Helsinki Final Act remains as relevant today as it was when it
was signed 35 years ago, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's
Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Kanat Saudabayev said today,
according to a release issued by the OSCE Office in Armenia.
"For the 35 years of its existence, the Helsinki Final Act has not
lost its relevance and topicality. The innovative and comprehensive
concept of security that was established by the leaders of 35 states in
Helsinki remains today an important factor of security and co-operation
in the OSCE area of responsibility," he said.
"At the same time, truly tectonic changes in the world that have taken
place, particularly in recent years, require the OSCE participating
States, and first and foremost their leaders, to search for adequate
responses to these new challenges and threats. This is why the
timeliness of an OSCE summit in Astana this year is difficult to
overestimate. Our aim is to move from the concept of a 'space of
security from Vancouver to Vladivostok' to the creation of a single
Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian community of security."
"We believe that a result of the summit will be a new 'Spirit
of Astana' that will naturally and logically stem from the new
geopolitical realities and the Helsinki Final Act. This will represent
a commendable way to mark the anniversary of the Organization and
will encourage new achievements in the 21st century," Saudabayev added.
The Helsinki Final Act, signed by presidents and prime ministers from
35 countries on 1 August 1975, was seen as a major step in reducing
Cold War tensions and led to the formation of a permanent forum for
dialogue on security - the Conference on Security and Co-operation
in Europe, now the OSCE.
The Act established a uniquely comprehensive definition of security -
encompassing the politico-military, the economic-environmental and
the human dimensions - and along with the commitments subsequently
agreed by the participating States continues to guide the OSCE's work.
A Summit bringing together the leaders of the 56 States which make
up the OSCE today is planned to take place in Astana before the end
of the year.
From: A. Papazian