OSCE PA July session to discuss organization's role in resolving Nagorno Karabakh conflict

The main topic of the 20th session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to be held from July 6 to 10 in Belgrade will be "Strengthening the OSCE's Effectiveness and Efficiency - A new start after the Astana Summit", the organization’s official website reported.

Head of the Croatian delegation to the OSCE PA Tonino Picula will present his report at the first meeting. Picula will also touch upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The report says that the OSCE can claim a lead role in addressing issues within the four phases of the 'conflict cycle': early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.

"In this field, all political efforts should be made within the OSCE to settle the unresolved conflicts in Nagorno Karabakh, as well as in Moldova and Georgia. The leaders of the countries directly involved in these conflicts have a special responsibility in the respective peace processes, but they clearly need continuous support and assistance from the international community; the OSCE is the place for this.

The OSCE PA also has a role to play through Working Groups and Special Representatives in keeping these conflicts high on the agenda, fostering dialogue and their resolution. Each of the protracted conflicts deserves our full engagement, but especially worrying are increased tensions around the Nagorno Karabakh," the report says.


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