On the initiative of MP Kyriakos Hatzigiannis, Special Representative for Civil Society Participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE CSC), an online consultation of members of the CSC was organized yesterday.
The Cypriot MP referred to the terms of reference and his activities as Special Representative of the CSC.
The Cypriot MP referred to the terms of reference and his activities as Special Representative of the CSC. OSCE Special Representative for Civil Society Participation for the past year. Mr. Hatzigiannis noted that the aim of the consultation is to enable the Rapporteurs of the General Committees of the Assembly, namely the Committee on Political Affairs and Security, the Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment and the Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, to present their reports and draft resolutions before the next Annual Session of the Assembly at the beginning of next July, and for representatives of civil society to submit their views and comments.
Mr. Hatzigiannis pointed out that the inclusion of recommendations from civil society experts in the work of the Assembly is a permanent objective of the CoR. OSCE. This cooperation, Mr Hatzigiannis said, is an integral part of the Assembly's activities, both in the framework of its regular Sessions and in the context of election monitoring missions and other activities, and covers issues relating to the three dimensions of security: the political-military, the economic-environmental and the human dimension.
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