The 29th Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE JPA) continues in Birmingham.
MP Kyriakos Hatzigiannis participated in a debate on security challenges in the OSCE region, in the framework of a session of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
In his intervention, Mr.Hatzigiannis noted that, in addition to the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe, the humanitarian consequences of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine have been compounded, with the result that basic human rights and fundamental freedoms are under imminent threat in many countries. With particular reference to Cyprus, Mr.Hatzigiannis deplored the violation of human rights suffered by the Cypriot people for forty-eight years as a result of the invasion and continued occupation of part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkey and underlined that Turkey's expansionist actions are further intensifying instability in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Moreover, Mr. Hatzigiannis, in his capacity as Special Representative of the C.S. OSCE Special Representative for Civil Society Participation, stressed the need for more effective participation of non-governmental organizations in the decision-making process. In this regard, Mr Hatzigiannis referred to a series of consultations he held with representatives of civil society in order to record their positions and concerns regarding the priority issues for the OSCE, which are discussed in the context of the adoption of relevant resolutions at the Annual Sessions of the OSCE CSC.
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