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OSCE Chairman-in-Office: â€œNegotiations on a balanced document were "by no means easy", particularly with regards to protracted conflictsâ€

17 November 2010 09:06 (UTC +04:00)

According to APA, addressing the OSCE Permanent Council, Saudabayev urged the participating States to work constructively on a balanced document to be agreed on by consensus at the OSCE Summit in Astana on December 1-2, 2010.
Saudabayev stressed the importance of the OSCE summit in Astana as the first top-level meeting of the Organization in the past 11 years. One of the essential aspects of the Summit final document would include strengthening the potential of the OSCE in early warning, conflict prevention and resolution, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation, said the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
Saudabayev noted that negotiations on a balanced document were "by no means easy", particularly with regards to protracted conflicts and the human dimension. â€œIt was of crucial importance to adopt a strategic and significant document in order to "strengthen security and develop co-operation in the OSCE’s area of responsibility and safeguard the future of the Organization itself."