Saturday, February 21, 2009

OSCE: Goran Lennmarker: "Frozen conflict" is a wrong expression" (anspress.com)

G. Lennmarker considers "unsettled conflicts" is more exact expression.

The eighth Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly opened in Vienna on Thursday, 19 February with President Joao Soares welcoming almost 270 parliamentarians and underlining the importance of the organization being willing to engage and meet new challenges.
Goran Lennmarker, OSCE PA President’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Daqliq Qarabaq delivered speech on regional conflicts in South Caucasus.
G. Lennmarker underlined: “Every year at average 25-30 men are killed in frontlines, this means conflicts are not frozen in these cases. The phrase “frozen conflicts” creates an imagination that to keep the same situation is possible. OSCE should also make attempts on reduction of arms in the region and Security Cooperation Forum should contribute to this issue as well”.
Besides that, G. Lennmarker initiated a suggestion toestablish a platform with participation of deputies of South Caucasian countries for regulation of conflicts.

source anspress.com >>>

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