Ukrainian Conflict, Migration, Terrorism Priorities of OSCE”s Council
03 de diciembre de 2015, 09:24Belgrade, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian conflict, the current immigration crisis and the fight against terrorism focus discussions at the 22nd Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which starts today in this capital.
For two days, the foreign ministers of the 57-nation block will discuss these and other issues of common interest, while defining the paths for the operation of the organization for the next year.
The media speculate on a possible meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov outside the Council of the OSCE.
The meeting would focus on the situation in Syria and the shooting down by Turkey of the Russian aircraft Su-24.
Referring to the position of the OSCE on the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian representative Alexander Lukashévich, recently highlighted the need for observers to maintain an equal approach towards the parties involved.
Kyiv and the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk should be measured with the same yardstick, he said.
He also insisted that the monitoring and verification of the withdrawal of weapons must be carried out evenly on both sides of the confrontation line.
Unfortunately, in some reports arise differences in the approach of the informations on the same types of offenses committed by the troops of Kyiv and militiamen, he said.
According to the UN, since the start of the military offensive ordered by Kyiv in April 2014 against the people of Donbass, 11,000 people died, 17,000 were injured and over two million displaced seeking refuge within Ukraine and neighboring countries.
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