Yesterday, December 1, 2022, in the afternoon, the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ministerial Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which took place in Łódź, Poland, was completed.
The work of the Ministerial Meeting focused, inter alia, on developments in Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country. In addition, the ministers exchanged views on the challenges facing the OSCE, with an emphasis on the new geopolitical environment and the security architecture taking shape on the European continent.
In his intervention at a high-level working dinner, Mr Kasoulides expressed to his counterparts Foreign Ministers of the OSCE participating States the conviction that the outbreak of violent conflicts on the European continent does not reflect as a failure on the organisation itself. He stressed that it is the states themselves that have failed to comply with the fundamental principles of the OSCE and the Helsinki Final Act, namely respect for independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty and the inviolability of borders.
In his intervention at the plenary session of the Ministerial Meeting, the Foreign Minister referred to the need to preserve the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as a platform for dialogue and cooperation. He also pointed out that the common commitment to peace, security and stability in the OSCE region and beyond requires that we do not interrupt channels of communication even with the most difficult actors. He also expressed particular concern about the security situation in the South Caucasus, noting the need for a comprehensive peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia and called for the immediate restoration of the borders between the two states as they were before September 2022.
In the margins of his presence in Łódź, Mr. Kasoulides had separate contacts with his counterparts. Notable among these were contacts with the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Mr. Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Uzbekistan, Mr. Vladimir Norov and Greece, Mr. Nikos Dendias.
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