ASTANA SUMMIT TO ADOPT A PROJECT ON PROTRACTED CONFLICTS, TURKISH REP IN OSCE PA SAYS

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Nov 30 2010
Armenia

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is meeting in Astana today and is
expected to adopt a project on protracted conflicts, First General
Political Affairs and Security Committee Vice Chairman Canan Kalsin
told Trend News agency.

“The meeting will consider protracted conflicts, including
Nagorno-Karabakh. After the discussions, we plan to adopt a draft
resolution on protracted conflicts in OSCE member states,” she said.

“Issues of protracted conflicts are very complex, and should be
considered step-by-step to restore confidence between the peoples of
the conflicting parties,” Kalsin stressed.

The meeting is taking place on the eve of the OSCE Summit, scheduled
for December 1-2.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou is leading
a delegation that includes representatives of more than 20 member
countries.

From: A. Papazian