A commitment to address protracted conflicts, stronger OSCE work on energy and environment, increased efforts to address transnational threats, human dimension agreements on religious freedom and Roma, and a reaffirmation of the Helsinki +40 process to map the OSCE’s future path were amongst the results of the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council that concluded in Kyev today. Closing the conference, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara praised the constructive atmosphere.
Protracted conflicts were an important part of the Ukrainian Chairmanship’s work during the year, he said, adding that the Ministerial Statement on the Transdniestrian settlement contained a “strong signal on our joint determination to achieve progress” to reach a comprehensive solution. The ministers also endorsed new dynamics on the bilateral dialogue at the highest level between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
In the meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Kiev Azerbaijan was represented by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
