Cyprus[/B] is a victim of flagrant violations of the Helsinki principles and, of course, the UN Charter, by revisionist and revisionist states, therefore it will always maintain a strict commitment to the principles of international law, pointed out MP Irene Charalambidou, Vice-Chairwoman of the K.Σ. OSCE and head of the Cypriot delegation, at the 20th Autumn Meeting of the Assembly in Warsaw. Charalambidou, speaking at a meeting of the Assembly's Standing Committee on an amendment concerning the suspension of the participation of a national delegation in cases of acts that constitute clear and flagrant violations of the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the commitments undertaken within the OSCE, pointed out that the victimization of Cyprus is the reason why the country stands by Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, fully implementing the sanctions against Russia.
In her intervention, Ms. Charalambidou, according to a statement, stressed that the OSCE CSO is a valuable platform for dialogue and strengthening security in Europe and is meant to build bridges, not tear them down. Therefore, he recommended that this amendment should not be put to a vote, as it would not constitute a universal response to Russian aggression, further dividing the Assembly.
The MEP also welcomed the possibility for the Assembly to judge whether participating states that ignore the Helsinki principles can jointly contribute to the OSCE's objectives and policies, stressing that international organisations should be able to demand the application of fundamental principles in practice and impose sanctions if they want to be consistent and credible in what they preach.
"Cyprus is well aware of the necessity of such legitimate weapons against states with expansionist ambitions, which, he said, participate in the proceedings of international organisations as equal partners, despite their appalling record of violations of international law," he stressed.
On the other hand, however, Ms. Charalambidou pointed out, before any decision is taken to exclude any delegation from the Assembly, we should be able to weigh the benefits and costs of a possible suspension and the virtual exclusion of any possibility of dialogue. He added that the suspension of any delegation would, among other things, lead to the complete alienation of the persecuted parliament from all the commitments it has undertaken as a result of its participation in the OSCE CSO.
Source: CNA
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