Slovene OSCE chair stresses resolve to stop intolerance, discrimination
STA news agency, Ljubljana
15 Mar 05
GENEVA
The OSCE is determined to stop intolerance and discrimination, OSCE
Chairman-in-Office and Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel
underscored in his address to the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva
on Tuesday [15 March].
“In order to firmly embed basic human rights in our societies, we have
to raise awareness among the youth. The Slovene OSCE chairmanship will
therefore dedicate special attention to human rights education,” Rupel
told the assembly.
We have to gradually create an environment that will support cultural
diversity and the integration of migrants, he also said.
In its political and military dimension, the OSCE insists on the
preservation of fundamental human rights principles even when facing
security challenges, according to Rupel.
“Slovenia advocates the promotion and respect of human rights, and
supports the activities of the UN Commission and its mechanisms,” he
stressed.
On the margins of the session, Rupel is expected to meet later today
his Armenian counterpart Vardan Oskanyan and ICRC [International
Committee of the Red Cross] Director General Jakob Kellenberger.