OSCE CIO INTENDS TO RE-ENERGIZE EFFORTS TOWARDS PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF FROZEN CONFLICTS

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.04.2008 18:07 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The OSCE needs to focus on the issues where it
can make a real difference, including solving the region’s frozen
conflicts, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, newly appointed Finnish
Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, told the Organization’s Permanent
Council today.

"We must seriously look for solutions to the so-called frozen
conflicts. My aim is to re-energize efforts towards peaceful
settlement of these conflicts," said the Chairman-in-Office. "I
sincerely hope that the efforts of the Finnish Chairmanship are met
with constructive engagement by all parties. I continue to support
the existing negotiation mechanisms, including the OSCE Minsk Group
and its Co-Chairs."

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is working to find a
solution for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, are France, Russia and
the United States.

Stubb, who was appointed as Foreign Minister of Finland on 4 April,
also expressed concern over recent incidents in Nagorno Karabakh and
South Ossetia and appealed to all parties to refrain from violence.

The Chairman emphasized the work of the OSCE in Kosovo, and the
value of its continued involvement there. He also highlighted the
Organization’s initiatives in Central Asia, and the OSCE’s decision
to enhance its engagement with Afghanistan, the OSCE communication
unit reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress