Saturday, 25 February 2023
The 22nd Winter Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) concluded yesterday in Vienna.
Speaking at a meeting of the Standing Committee, Ms Irene Charalambidou, Vice-President of the OSCE CS and Special Representative of the Assembly for the Fight against Corruption, informed the Standing Committee of the results of her visit to Moldova, together with the OSCE Special Representative for the Fight against Corruption, Ms. Anita Ramasastry, the first visit carried out jointly by officials from the OSCE executive side and the Assembly.
Ms. Charalambidou referred to her participation last December in a Round Table on Anti-Corruption organized in The Hague by the Governments of Canada, Ecuador and the Netherlands.
In the context of discussing the Report of the Treasurer of the Assembly, Ms. Charalambidou requested a fuller briefing of the Standing Committee on issues related to the management of OSCE CSO resources.
Ms Charalambidou also participated in a meeting of the Sub-Committee on the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly during which she presented a number of amendments aimed at strengthening the role of women in the OSCE CSO, as well as ensuring the legal binding nature of the Code of Conduct for Members of the OSCE CSO.
Moreover, in the margins of the Assembly, Ms Charalambidou had a meeting with the head of the delegation of Kazakhstan, Mr Askar Shakirov, in view of her forthcoming visit to the country, as Special Coordinator of the OSCE short-term observer mission to monitor the parliamentary elections to be held in the country on 19 March. Ms. Charalambidou discussed with Mr. Shakirov the implementation of the OSCE's previous recommendations on Kazakhstan's electoral legislation and was briefed on the reforms being pursued.
Finally, Ms. Charalambidou met with the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Uzbekistan and Head of the Uzbek delegation to the OSCE CSO, Mr. Sadik Safoev, with whom she exchanged views on issues of bilateral and wider interest.
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