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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office: Resolving existing conflicts in the OSCE area in a peaceful and negotiated manner must be our highest commitment

13 January 2011 12:22 (UTC +04:00)

Nagorno-Karabakh,â€ OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius AÅ¾ubalis said in his inaugural address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, APA reports.
He said the resolution of the protracted conflicts would be one of the priorities of Lithuanian Chairmanship.
â€œThis is not just a matter for the Chairmanship. It is a matter for us all. Resolving existing conflicts in the OSCE area in a peaceful and negotiated manner must be our highest commitment,â€ he said.

AÅ¾ubalis presented the 2011 Lithuanian Chairmanshipâ€™s work programme. Priorities of the Lithuanian Chairmanship outlined in the work programme include contributing to progress in the resolution of protracted conflicts, enhancing efforts to tackle transnational treats in the OSCE area, advancing freedom of the media, promoting tolerance through education, developing common principles in the field of energy security and promoting sub-regional co-operation.