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At today's meeting of the Political and Security Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA), amendments by the head of the Cypriot delegation and Vice-President of the OSCE PA, Ms Irene Charalambidou, were adopted.
The first amendment welcomes the "Amalthea" initiative opening a sea corridor for the provision of emergency humanitarian aid to Gaza, with the support of a number of countries and the European Commission in cooperation with the UN High Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction for Gaza.
In supporting the amendment, Ms. Charalambidou said that the dire humanitarian situation of Palestinian civilians necessitates the need to further support international relief efforts. She expressed appreciation for the assistance of the United States for the construction of the floating pier used by ships to unload humanitarian aid, and to all other countries for their contributions.
Another amendment by Ms. Charalambidou referred to the increased threats to the security and economy of OSCE participating States due to the escalating crisis in the Middle East, attacks by Houthi rebels and other challenges, including increased migration flows. She stressed that the Mediterranean dimension should be further strengthened in the work of the OSCE CSO.
In supporting the amendment, Ms Charalambidou stressed that the Mediterranean dimension of the OSCE has to some extent been downgraded and that more emphasis should be placed on building synergies with the Mediterranean partners of the OSCE CSO.
In addition, an amendment tabled by the member of the Greek delegation, President of the SYRIZA Progressive Alliance Parliamentary Group in the Greek Parliament, Mr. Socrates Famellos, Member of the Greek Parliamentary Party of the European Parliament, Mr. Socrates Famellos and the members of the Cypriot delegation, which underlines the need to solve the Cyprus problem on the basis of international law and the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, signed by the head of the Greek delegation, Mr. Dimitris Markopoulos, Member of the New Democracy Parliament, and the members of the Cypriot delegation, underlining the need to solve the Cyprus problem on the basis of international law and the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions. The amendment was adopted by a large majority.
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