ARMENIA IS INTERESTED IN RAISING OSCE EFFICIENCY

PanARMENIAN.Net - September 12-13 in Vienna the OSCE member-states held discussions dedicated to the OSCE reformation. The Armenian delegation headed by Deputy FM Armen Bayburdian took part in the discussions. The member-states presented their position on the report on raising the OSCE efficiency worked out by a group of 7 diplomats and political figures. The report touches upon several principal issues such as OSCE legislation, legal status of the organization, efficiency of the structures and OSCE field missions. Armenia's position was represented by Armen Bayburdian and permanent representative of Armenia in the OSCE Jivan Taribian. Armenia is interested in raising the efficiency, role and authority of the OSCE and considers that preserving the standards and fulfilling the commitments to the CoE it is essential to adapt the OSCE to the realities and challenges of the 21-st century. Upon completion of the discussions it was decided to form a working group, which will elaborate a package of proposals for presenting them at the meeting of the OSCE FMs to be held this December in Ljubljana.