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RUSSIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER IN HIS ADDRESS TO OSCE OUTLINES RUSSIA'S PRIORITIES
15:58 14/03/2013 " POLITICS
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov in his address to the
OSCE Permanent Council today outlined key priorities of Russia in the
Organization in creating a system of "equal and indivisible security,"
the OSCE said in a news release.
Meshkov said that an important issue in shaping the security
community from Vancouver to Vladivostok is to "apply in practice
the OSCE principle of the indivisible security, and to ensure
the implementation by all countries and groups of countries of
the commitment not to strengthen their security at the expense of
others", and noted the importance of continuing the involvement of
the civil society and academia into the collective "brainstorming"
on the security community creation.
Conventional arms control and combatting transnational threats and
challenges are essential for strengthening security in the OSCE region,
Meshkov said. He also noted the importance of the "Helsinki+40" process
as a "window of opportunity to strengthen the role, reputation and
relevance of the OSCE" and for its transformation into a full-fledged
international organization.
He reiterated Russia's commitment to conflict settlement in the OSCE
region "based on three key principles: conflicts must be settled
exclusively by peaceful means, within the existing formats and
respecting the interests of the sides."
"It is important to always remember that a bad peace is better than
any war," Meshkov said. "Therefore we caution against any actions from
the OSCE that could be of detriment to the positive achievements of
any given peace process."
Speaking about economic and environmental dimension of security,
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister stressed the importance of
socio-economic aspects of human rights.
Meshkov outlined the Russian position on the human dimension of
the work of the OSCE, focusing on the issues of visa-free travel,
election legislation and protecting human rights. He said it was
"necessary that the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights observed elections in all OSCE states and on an equal footing."
In his address, Meshkov also presented to OSCE participating States
the priorities of Russia as the Chair of the "G-20" in 2013.
The Permanent Council is one of the OSCE's main regular decision-making
bodies bringing together representatives of all 57 participating
States of the Organization. It convenes weekly in Vienna to discuss
developments in the OSCE area and to make decisions.
Source: Panorama.am
15:58 14/03/2013 " POLITICS
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov in his address to the
OSCE Permanent Council today outlined key priorities of Russia in the
Organization in creating a system of "equal and indivisible security,"
the OSCE said in a news release.
Meshkov said that an important issue in shaping the security
community from Vancouver to Vladivostok is to "apply in practice
the OSCE principle of the indivisible security, and to ensure
the implementation by all countries and groups of countries of
the commitment not to strengthen their security at the expense of
others", and noted the importance of continuing the involvement of
the civil society and academia into the collective "brainstorming"
on the security community creation.
Conventional arms control and combatting transnational threats and
challenges are essential for strengthening security in the OSCE region,
Meshkov said. He also noted the importance of the "Helsinki+40" process
as a "window of opportunity to strengthen the role, reputation and
relevance of the OSCE" and for its transformation into a full-fledged
international organization.
He reiterated Russia's commitment to conflict settlement in the OSCE
region "based on three key principles: conflicts must be settled
exclusively by peaceful means, within the existing formats and
respecting the interests of the sides."
"It is important to always remember that a bad peace is better than
any war," Meshkov said. "Therefore we caution against any actions from
the OSCE that could be of detriment to the positive achievements of
any given peace process."
Speaking about economic and environmental dimension of security,
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister stressed the importance of
socio-economic aspects of human rights.
Meshkov outlined the Russian position on the human dimension of
the work of the OSCE, focusing on the issues of visa-free travel,
election legislation and protecting human rights. He said it was
"necessary that the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights observed elections in all OSCE states and on an equal footing."
In his address, Meshkov also presented to OSCE participating States
the priorities of Russia as the Chair of the "G-20" in 2013.
The Permanent Council is one of the OSCE's main regular decision-making
bodies bringing together representatives of all 57 participating
States of the Organization. It convenes weekly in Vienna to discuss
developments in the OSCE area and to make decisions.
Source: Panorama.am