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Organization for Security

S C

ation in Europe

Report

on the

4th Annual

inter Meeting

24-25 February 2005

Vienna

OSCE, Alm.del - 2004-05 (2. samling) - Bilag 26: Report on the 4th Annual Winter Meeting 24-25 February 2005

Winter Meeting Report 2005

Introduction

d by Austrian President Dr.

cus- ings, and was addresse

iew of dis

CE Chair-in-Office,

This publication provides an overv

Heinz Fischer, and by the OS

inter Meeting of the

mitrij Rupel. Fol-

sions held during the Fourth W

Slovenian Foreign Minister Di

Vienna, February

sembly's three Gen-

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, in

lowing the Joint Session, the As

200 parliamentari-

d exchanged ideas

24-25, 2005. Attended by over

eral Committees discussed an

States and beyond,

ns for the upcoming

ans from 46 OSCE participating

regarding reports and resolutio

nity for Members

DC in July, which

the meeting provided an opportu

Annual Session in Washington,

governmental

nki: Challenges

gage with officials from OSCE

ll focus on `30 Years Since Helsi

to en

er wi

ll as with colleagues from oth

Ahead'.

institutions, as we

wed by a Clos-

e OSCE PA Winter

The Committee work was follo

countries on current issues. Th

ry, is the ing Joint Session, which was addressed by senior

ld annually in Vienna in Februa

Meeting, he

calendar, sur- Members of the Assembly, representatives of the

largest event in the OSCE PA

second

OSCE Secretary

Annual Session held each year OSCE Chair-in-Office, and by

passed only by the

an opportunity for General Jan Kubit

in July. This meeting serves as

law-makers from

In addition to bringing together

to be briefed on current

Members of the Assembly

CE, the Winter Meeting was

by senior OSCE officials, who all regions of the OS

OSCE developments

OSCE Partner States

red parliamentar- attended by delegations from

the

also take questions from the ga

and Morocco, as well as

g work of the Assem- Algeria, Israel, Jordan

ians, to follow-up on on-goin

rliament, the Par-

to further observers from the European Pa

ents, and

bly, to prepare for upcoming ev

Council of Europe,

liamentary Assembly of the

l issues.

topica

Black Sea Eco-

inter-parliamentary dialogue on

Parliamentary Assembly of the

gan with a Joint the

The Fourth Winter Meeting be

the Assembly of the West-

which nomic Co-operation and

Committees,

Session of the three General

European Union.

President Alcee L. Hast- ern

was opened by OSCE PA

•

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Winter Meeting Report 2005

Standing Committee Meeti

The Winter Meet- of how

much has been done, and of

the efforts of

ing was preceded by a the

many Members of the Assemb

ly who regularly

meeting of the Standing contr

ibute their time and their talent

to the work of

Committee of Heads of the

Assembly.

Delegations. The parlia-

The Standing Committee rev

iewed the results

mentarians heard wel- of the

December 2004 OSCE Ministe

rial Council

coming remarks by the in

Sofia. The Members proceede

d to approve an

President of the Austrian amen

dment to the Assembly's Rules

of Procedure,

Nationalrat, Dr. Andreas simpli

fying the process for election of

the President

Khol, who called upon of the

Assembly.

all participating States

The parliamentarians heard

to address the issue of reform

reports on the

of the OSCE and to Assemb

ly's recent election observation

bear in mind the changing

missions to

security environment Belarus

, the United States of America

after the enlargement of NATO

, and Ukraine.

and the European Vice-Pres

ident Tone Tingsgård, who he

Union. OSCE PA President Al

aded the

cee L. Hastings pre- OSCE

Election Observation Mission

sented a summary of his activiti

to Belarus in

es undertaken since October,

highlighted two points in parti

the previous meeting of the St

cular. She

anding Committee in regretted

that the parliamentary election

Rhodes in September 2004. He

s process

emphasized that it had been

largely overshadowed by the

is his intention to continue wo

concurrent

rking to develop the referend

um, but welcomed the active

Parliamentary Assembly as a

involvement

reliable contributing of the

Belarusian delegation in the OS

partner to the success of the OS

CE PA as a

CE.

part of supporting the parliam

The Treasurer of the Assembly,

entary process in the

Jerry Grafstein, country. Vi

ce-President Barbara Haering

reported that the Parliamentary

reported

Assembly continues on the M

ission to the American elections,

to operate well within budget

noting the

and to maintain the strong me

dia attention it received, which

highest standards of transpa

provided

rency, accountability parliam

entarians with an opportunity

and efficiency. The final figures

to explain the

from the last fiscal OSCE an

d election observation missio

year show a surplus of appr

ns' impor-

oximately sixty-three tance.

The lack of support from the

thousand Euros, including annu

Office for

al reserve alloca- Democratic

Institutions and Human Righ

tions. OSCE PA Secretary Ge

ts was

neral Spencer Oliver regrettab

le, but clearly demonstrated the

gave a summary of the activities

ability of

of the Assembly's the OSCE

PA International Secretariat to

International Secretariat during

support

the past six months. the entir

e observation process. Preside

He highlighted the Assembly's

nt Emeri-

bulletin News from tus Bruc

e George, who headed the OS

Copenhagen, which provides a

CE Election

good overall picture Observati

on Mission in Ukraine, unde

rlined the

!.q

OSCE, Alm.del - 2004-05 (2. samling) - Bilag 26: Report on the 4th Annual Winter Meeting 24-25 February 2005

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speaking with a

42-

of election observers

importance

aceful transfer of

ded the pe

unified voice. He applau

metimes tense atmos-

the so

power in Ukraine amidst

process.

phere during the elections

ints in conjunc-

rs raised a number of po

Membe

toral observation,

ith the discussion of elec

tion w

r greater involvement of

cluding the potential fo

ectoral process,

tarians throughout the el

parliamen

e criteria of elections

blishing a set of objectiv

esta

r states to allow interna-

standards, and the need fo

elections.

tional observation of their

ee also heard reports on

The Standing Committ

Committees.

the Assembly's Ad Hoc

the work of

oc Committee on

g the work of the Ad H

Presentin

ntability in the OSCE,

k addressed

ansparency and Accou

ident Nebahat Albayra

it-

Vice-Pres

er expressed the Comm

ng on the work

Congressman Steny Hoy

ilure of the Standing Committee, reporti

t the continued fa

OSCE Budget. She

tee's strong concern abou

e Ministerial of the Working Group on the

et, and of th

se by the OSCE Per-

the OSCE to adopt a budg

r key decisions. noted that the poor respon

adopt othe

Council in December to

Assembly's commentary

similarly disappointed manent Council to the

was

Working Group

The Ad Hoc Committee

to take into on the Budget had meant that the

-Office failed

rak urged Mem-

that the OSCE Chair-in

appointments to had a difficult start. Ms. Albay

views on

account the Assembly's

Ministers to place

up and that response bers to contact their national

s Gro

the OSCE Eminent Person

SCE to improve the

tal Institutions to Parlia- further pressure on the O

by the OSCE Governmen

er advocated consid-

dget process. She furth

eclarations continues to

mentary Assembly D

inter Meeting

er suggested stream- ering changes to the OSCE PA W

Hoy

insufficient. Congressman

e engagement

ns to facilitate more effec- agenda to permit more pro-activ

lining Assembly resolutio

with OSCE officials.

tive follow-up.

of the Ad

k, the Standing Com-

, reporting on the work

Considering future wor

Mrs. Uta Zapf

for upcom-

the

reports on preparations

Belarus, reiterated that

mittee heard

Hoc Working Group on

ed Bureau in

Belarus had not

elections in

, including the Expand

ing events

recent parliamentary

ional

sed the disappointment Copenhagen, April 18-19, the Sub-Reg

She expres

been free and fair.

12-13, the Four-

perative atmos-

king Group that the co-o

rence in Tromsø, May

of the Wor

ion in Confe

ashington, DC, July

g last year's Annual Sess

th Annual Session in W

achieved durin

phere

urged more teen

gs.

not achieved results, and

1-5, and the Fall meetin

Edinburgh had

e Belarusian side.

effective dialogue from th

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Winter Meeting Report 2005

First Joint Session of the Thre

e General Commit

Opening Remarks and Add

ress by Alcee L. Hastings,

President of the OSCE Parl

iamentary Assembly

tees

President Hastings welcomed

participants to the

President Hastings outlined how

Fourth Winter Meeting of the OS

the Assembly has

CE Parliamentary continued

since its last Session in Edinb

Assembly and thanked the Au

urgh to be

strian Government engaged in

a variety of activities aimed at

and the Austrian Parliament for

fulfilling

their continuing sup- the objec

tives of the OSCE, including the

port in organizing the Winter

important

Meeting

role of parliamentarians in fighti

and in welcoming the Assembly

ng traf-

every

ficking in human beings and comb

February to Vienna. He also tha

ating

nked

anti-Semitism and other forms

OSCE Secretary General Jan Ku

of dis-

bi§ for

crimination. He in particular

assisting the PA in the organiz

thanked

ation of

parliamentarians for their parti

the Winter Meeting and welcome

cipation

d the

in monitoring parliamentary an

presence of the Chairman-in-Of

d presi-

fice of

dential elections in the OSCE

the OSCE, Slovenian Foreign

region in

Minis-

the past months. "The monitor

ter Dimitrij Rupel. President Ha

ing of

stings

recent elections in Belarus, the

said that he welcomed the prioriti

United

es of

States, and Ukraine has proven

the Slovenian Chairmanship ou

that the

tlined

political expertise, credibility,

by the C-i-O in his address to

and vis-

the Permanent Coun- ibility tha

t parliamentarians bring to the

cil a few weeks ago. "The OS

monitoring

CE, as you stated, missions

is essential in the process. Inde

needs revitalization and refor

ed, it would

m. The results of the be impo

ssible to have a successful electi

Sofia Ministerial reaffirm thi

on monitor-

s need. The OSCE ing missi

on without parliamentarians".

Parliamentary Assembly is ready

, willing, and most

importantly, able to assist the Ch

airmanship in this

process". Mr. Hastings emphasize

Address by Dr. Heinz Fische

d that the relations

with the governmental side are

President of the Republic of

now on an excel-

Austria

lent track. As concrete example

s he mentioned his

address to the Permanent Coun

In his welcoming remarks, Dr. He

cil last September

inz Fischer took

on the results of the OSCE PA

the opportunity of the 30th Anniv

Edinburgh Session

ersary of the Hel-

and the feedback he received

sinki process to refer to the his

from many national

torical changes made

since 1975 and to point out the co

delegations. Also, the OSCE

ntributions made by

Secretary General

the OSCE.

again briefed the Standing Co

mmittee in Rhodes

In this regard, Dr. Fischer emph

on the OSCE budget and the

asized the Organi-

Assembly was able

to provide constructive commen

ts to the Chairman-

ship during the consideration of

the budget.

The President expressed his belie

f that the theme

of the forthcoming Annual Sessi

on in Washington,

DC — `30 Years Since Helsinki:

Challenges Ahead'

— will provide a good opportu

nity to discuss the

future of the OSCE in light of its

achievements, and

failures, since the process bega

n on August 1, 1975

with the signing of the Final Ac

t of the Conference

for Security and Co-operation in

Europe. Mr. Hast-

ings said he was very proud tha

t the Assembly will

meet for the first time in the Un

ited States. "As the

first American President of this

Assembly, it is one

of my priorities to strengthen an

d enhance the trans-

atlantic link".

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Winter Meeting Rep

ward-looking.

-conflict overly in

ts in Ukraine,

nflict prevention, post

discussedrecent even

Minister Rupel

es.

zation's vital role in co

involvement in

of democratic structur

d building

CE PA for its active

rehabilitation an

though an thanking the O

urging continued

ded his audience that al

ectoral process, and

, he remin

However

ntemplate pre- the recent el

an Parliament. The

ves the opportunity to co

niversary gi

ent with the Ukraini

also be an occasion to engagem

d considering building

hievements, it should

vious ac

such Chairman-in-Office suggeste

s in a process

ead. New phenomena,

SCE elections standard

cus on the challenges ah

organized crime pose a upon current O

hagen Plus'. Mr.

ism and cross-border

as terror

e them sometimes referred to as `Copen

s and states and requir

ion's work in South

rious threat to societie

s. Dr. Fischer Rupel discussed the Organizat

unter these threat

Central Asia,

to take joint action to co

hich he Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and

l role to the OSCE, w

essed an inter-

thus ascribed a pivota

the European highlighting priority issues. He expr

portant factor in

military doctrine,

said must remain an im

osals for a seminar on

est in prop

, and high-

security architecture.

n to reform the and a conference on energy security

e efforts take

the fight against

In connection with th

comed the establish- lighted his work in strengthening

cher wel

Organization, Dr. Fis

sons Group to

and discrimination.

w OSCE Eminent Per

f intolerance

ent of the ne

nal organizations are

e context o

g that many internatio

E's position within th

Notin

consider the OSC

e Chairman-

er, Dr.

oing major reforms, th

ent to the East. Howev

EU and NATO enlarg

ing currently unde

carefully con-

tation by acknowledg

d parliamentarians to

his presen

Fischer concluded

impor- in-Office urge

k to raise the profile

rians play an equally

parliamenta

CE reform and to wor

that OSCE

d preparing sider OS

home parliaments.

ing the Organization an

le in reform

Organization in their

tant ro

of the

challenges ahead.

it for the

c e

j Rupel,

Address by Dimitri

ffice

SCE Chairman-in-O

n by urging the

irman-in-Office bega

The Cha

ve up to its reputation

entary Assembly to li

Parliam

during the impor-

ator of fresh ideas"

as an "incub

rway. He expressed

E reform process unde

tant OSC

d Eminent Per-

the recently appointe

his hope that

commending ways to

up will be bold in re

sons Gro

at there be no

OSCE, and urged th

strengthen the

of the Organiza-

n considering reform

taboos whe

ternal matters,

remarked on other in

tion. He further

procedure and the

ructuring the rules of

such as rest

ainst being

tions, but warned ag

scale of contribu

Discussion

tion, parlia-

r. Rupel's presenta

Following M

n-Office on a

gaged the Chairman-i

mentarians en

by the OSCE and

issues. Possible work

number of

the Middle East and

amentary Assembly in

the Parli

OSCE work on

as addressed, as was

Guantanamo w

the work of the

conflicts. Balancing

certain frozen

and thematic terms

ion in both geographic

Organizat

by the OSCE

he difficulties faced

was discussed. T

d scale of con-

oval of its budget an

in gaining appr

ere ways in which

ere considered, as w

tributions w

come this impasse.

E PA might help over

the OSC

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CN SCE Chairman-in-

Office Rupel said at

k...1 the Winter Meetin

g that he was open

to the idea of buildin

g upon OSCE elec-

tion commitments agre

ed in Copenhagen

in 1990. "Bearing in m

ind the fact that the

OSCE Copenhagen Doc

ument is almost 15

years old, I see merit in

considering whether

additional commitments

are needed. This is

sometimes referred to as

`Copenhagen Plus',"

he said.

`Copenhagen Plus'

"But this process should

not roll back exist-

ing commitments, or

call into question the

OSCE's high reputation

in election-monitor-

ing. In other words, no

`Copenhagen Minus'.

That being said, we need

to talk and to see if

and how things can be im

proved."

The Copenhagen Docum

ent outlines basic

criteria for democratic el

ections and provides

for all participating Stat

es to invite observers

from other countries to

determine their com-

pliance with OSCE com

mitments.

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al Affairs and Security

olitic

eneral Committee on P

e First Committee on

The Vice-Chair of th

curity, Jean Charles Gar

Political Affairs and Se

ing delegates

ed the session by welcom

detto, open

of the Commit-

ducing the Rapporteur

and intro

ur guest speakers,

r. Pieter De Crem and fo

tee M

the Forum for Secu-

iz Shahbazov, Chair of

Parv

or Lenarcic, Chair-

Co-operation; Ambassad

rity

t Council; Ambassador

man of the Permanen

ention Centre,

Head of the Conflict Prev

Zannier,

ordinator with

irat Jalnev, Program Co-

and Dim

orism Unit.

the Action Against Terr

zov,

Address by Parviz Shahba

rity Co-operation

hair of the Forum for Secu

Address by Pieter DeCrem

nez Lenar‘CW,

eral Committee Address by Ambassador Ja

Rapporteur of the First G

ent Council

Chairman of the Perman

ittee Rapporteur, pre-

Mr. de Crem, Comm

aft resolution.

s for his report and dr

sented idea

r reform, which

nds to stress the need fo

He inte

ry Assembly closer

ld link the Parliamenta

wou

in order to achieve a

other OSCE institutions

Declarations

tive follow-up to PA

more produc

asized the need

e OSCE. He also emph

within th

PA issues within

action to follow-up on

to take

other matters, Mr.

nal parliaments. Among

natio

e operational resources

Crem stressed that mor

the Caucasus

n should be devoted to

and attentio

d that the fight

tral Asia and advocate

and Cen

crime should not

terrorism and organized

against

of legitimate human

rried out at the expense

be ca

rights concerns.

ed to delegates

ssador Lenarcic convey

Amba

ease within the OSCE

e increasing sense of un

the Organiza-

fferences in opinion on

due to di

environment, which

role in the new political

tion's

re to agree on a 2005

s culminated in the failu

ngements have

Temporary financial arra

budget.

ching new projects

ed the OSCE from laun

hinder

ralysis of the Organiza-

d could lead to the pa

sed confidence

in months. He expres

tion with

e, Minister Rupel's

SCE Chairman-in-Offic

that O

of `Revitalise, Reform

ple "R" agenda for 2005

tri

cently appointed

alance' along with the re

and Reb

ill address fundamen-

l of Eminent Persons w

Pane

e Organization

icult questions facing th

tal and diff

Forum for Security

Shahbazov, Chair of the

Mr.

presentation by summa-

o-operation, started his

E Document on

ojects relating to the OSC

rising pr

ns. He stated that the

l Arms and Light Weapo

Smal

entional ammunition ha

sue of stockpiles of conv

and has become

in the agenda of the FSC

moved up

04. He stressed that

ea of intense activity in 20

an ar

ammunition in the OSC

the presence of excess

are cross-dimen-

ses risks and dangers that

area po

sional in nature.

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and stimulate discussion on

its strategic orienta-

tion in the future. The Ambassa

dor also mentioned

the remarkable progress made

in the area of terror-

ism, where the OSCE has res

ponded and adapted

to meet new challenges.

Address by Ambassador Lambe

rto Zannier,

Director of the Conflict Preventio

n Centre

Ambassador

Zan-

nier gave an overview

of the work carried out

by the Conflict Preven-

tion Centre and by the

Missions in the field.

He also explained that

the current budget

stalemate hinders his

Centre's ability to effi-

ciently carry out their

role. He stressed that simply

moving financial

resources from South East Eu

rope to the Cauca-

sus and Central Asia would

not be sufficient to

`rebalance the Organization' as

there is a lack of

sufficient capacity in these reg

ions. Ambassador

Zannier also added that co-ord

ination in relation to

project activities has been ex

panded in the centre

to ensure increased transparen

cy and uniformity.

the ratification of the 12 UN

anti-terrorism con-

ventions and maintained that so

on the Unit would

be concentrating on impleme

nting these conven-

tions within OSCE participati

ng States. He also

summarized the various wo

rkshops and meet-

ings convened by his Unit re

lating to issues such

as aviation security, security

of containers, travel

documents, among other items

Discussion

Throughout the meeting a

fruitful discussion

took place on issues related to

political affairs and

security. Members debated

a variety of specific

regional issues as well as ge

neral OSCE-ODIHR

election monitoring standards.

Several Members

requested a more political ag

enda for the Parlia-

mentary Assembly and calle

d for reform of the

OSCE. Some Members also ex

pressed their disap-

pointment that no Members of

the OSCE PA are

represented in the newly es

tablished OSCE Emi-

nent Person's Group.

Address by Dimirat Jalnev,

Program Co-ordinator with

the Action

Against Terrorism Unit

Mr. Jalnev expressed his deep

concern over the

increased level of terrorist attac

ks within the OSCE

area. He highlighted the Unit's

work in advocating

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nce,

nomic Affairs, Scie

Eco

eral Committee on

Gen

ent

gy and the Environm

Technolo

the OSCE's unique

chenko stressed that

Mr. Ivan

-dimensional

s Second

verage and its multi

amentary Assembly'

The OSCE Parli

- geographical co

the Organization

airs, Science, Technol

security have made

nomic Aff

Committee on Eco

ever, a good

an- approach to

met under the Chairm

ithin the region. How

ent

very popular w

ogy and the Environm

States still need

gan by stressing

n, who be

OSCE participating

number of

and settling

ship of Benjamin Car

sket', which com- assistance in putting reforms into place

`second ba

corruption, high

the importance of the

vironmental dimen- the problems of weak government,

ic and en

ic inequality and

promises the econom

Cardin also thanked unemployment, social and econom

Chairman

sions, in the OSCE.

longer be a poverty.

ia Santos who will no

despite increasing

Vice-Chair Mar

anchenko noted that

Mr. Iv

bly.

ms, the con-

Member of the Assem

environmental proble

concern over

ble use of natural

etion and unsustaina

tinued depl

anchenko,

es both for

ve serious consequenc

ddress by Leonid Iv

resources may ha

il-

Second Committee

human health and well-being, and for the stab g

r of the

Rapporteu

s. Co-operation amon

security of countrie

o- ity and

nal and regional

Mr. Ivanchenko intr

States, and internatio

participating

ant ways of

d his ideas for the institutions is one of the most import

duce

y and preventing

port for the Washing strengthening security and stabilit

the OSCE region.

ton Annual Session

potential conflicts in

will

the Assembly which

`30

Fournier,

focus on the topic

ss by Mr. Fr&Nric

Addre

ternational

Since Helsinki:

Years

resentative of the In

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on the

Challenges Ahead'.

e of the Red Cross

Committe

Mr. Ivanchenko note

rts

Tsunami relief effo

of economic

that the idea

ope

integration in Eur

Mr. Fournier

the Tsunami effects,

Focusing on

War and marked

tries had been

ter the Second World

erged af

that affected coun

r the whole world. highlighted

ays. For example, in

ing of a new era fo

the beginn

d impacted in very differing w

neutral, non-aligne

l agencies were

and small states —

re many internationa

Medium

lve common Sri Lanka, whe

to respond to the

could discuss and so

cialist —

e was a strong ability

and so

ocess with its present, ther

frastructure,

lems. The Helsinki pr

munications and in

European prob

ani- breakdown in com

city was much

omic, trade and hum

e, Indonesia, the capa

litical, econ

focus on po

tegration whereas in Ach

e of the ways in

ep forward in the in

es was a st

e then explored som

tarian issu

weaker. H

process.

ort 2005

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PA.

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which the ICRC has tried

to help survivors from the

disaster. Finally, Mr. Fo

urnier commented on th

great generosity of both pe

ople and governments in

donating towards aid for

the disaster. However, he

stressed that for the aid to

be used most efficiently,

the long-term picture was

important, meaning that

it was better to spend some

of the donated money in

the future for redevelopm

ent, rather than on imme-

diate relief-aid as most

organizations and donors

wanted.

tions. Therefore Mr. Mou

lette underlined the need

for co-operation between

governments and interna-

tional organisations, as w

ell as for the elaboration

of a variety of approaches

to fight corruption.

Furthermore, Mr. Moule

tte presented the meas-

ures that the OECD has un

dertaken in order to fight

corruption. In particular,

he spoke of its efforts to

combat bribery in inte

rnational commerce and

money laundering and sp

oke about the importance

of the OECD Anti-Briber

y Convention from 1997

Mr. Moulette dedicated th

e second part of his pres-

entation to the activities

of the Financial Action

Task Force (FATF).

In conclusion, Mr. Moule

tte stressed the impor-

tance of the OECD an

d the OSCE combining

their efforts to help coun

tries in transition move

towards international stan

dards in the fight against

corruption.

Discussion

Following Mr. Fourni

er's keynote address,

Members discussed the da

ngers of increased child

trafficking that may aris

e as a result of the disas-

ter and the ability of the

OSCE PA to help in the

fight against child traffic

king. During the debate

Members considered way

s to co-operate on differ-

ent countries' approaches

to the disaster, possible

future ways to generate

permanent funds to deal

with such crises and the be

st way to help with long-

term infrastructure rebuild

ing by the populations of

affected countries, such as

micro loans.

Address by Marcin Sw

iecicki,

Co-ordinator of OSCE

Economic and

Environmental Activitie

Address by Mr. Patrick

Moulette,

Head of the Anti-Corru

ption

Department of the OEC

Mr. Moulette raised the

issue of globalization

and the impact of internatio

nalization of economies

on financial crime and ab

uses. He pointed out that

while the cost of financial

crime is immense, there

are no reliable figures on

its actual scale. Financial

crime slows down the econ

omic and social devel-

opment of countries in tra

nsition in particular, as

it leads to distortion of inve

stment flows and seri-

ously undermines confiden

ce in democratic institu-

Mr. Swiecicki informed

the parliamentarians

about the current status

of the OSCE economic

and environmental dimen

sion. He pointed out the

fact that although the offic

e of the OSCE Co-ordi-

nator on Economic and

Environmental Activities

(OSCEEA) receives only

some three percent of the

budget of the Organizatio

n, there has been steady

progress in strengthenin

g this dimension through-

out the years.

Mr. Swiecicki said that

three preparatory semi-

nars were organized in co

nnection with the OSCE

Economic Forum that will

take place in Prague in

the end of May 2005. Th

e first two meetings took

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d were dedicated to

place in Trieste and Almaty an

d migration respec-

demographic developments an

held in Kiev and

tively. The third seminar will be

of national minori-

will focus on the integration

cording to a deci-

ties. Mr. Swiecicki said that ac

inisterial Council,

n adopted at the Sofia 2004 M

sio

rum more time will

during the 2005 Economic Fo

itments in fields

be devoted to a review of comm

on, education, good

of investment, trade, immigrati

ption, and sustain-

governance, fight against corru

able development.

developed vari-

Meanwhile the OSCEEA has

ommendations from

ous projects on the basis of rec

, there is an environ-

previous forums. For example

ing unsolved envi-

mental project aimed at identify

potentially cause

ronmental problems which could

el. This initiative

tensions on the international lev

ern Caucasus, the

covers Central Asia, the South

year to Moldova,

lkans and will be extended this

EA is also promot-

Belarus and Ukraine. The OSCE

ferent environmental

ing the implementation of dif

rhus Convention.

agreements, in particular the Aa

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General Committee on Democracy, Hum

an Rights and

Humanitarian Questions

Ms. Claudia Nolte, Chairperson of the

Third

Committee, opened the meeting by we

lcoming

the speakers and drawing the audience's

attention

to the 30th anniversary of the Helsinki

Final Act.

She pointed out that since 1975 there hav

e been

many accomplishments in respect to dem

ocracy

and human rights, yet noted that many cha

llenges

remain.

Ms. Nolte also introduced the issue of traf

ficking

in human beings, calling on the participating

States

to combat trafficking both in countries of

origin as

well as in those of destination.

stressed the correlation between the pro

tection of

the rights of all minorities and the succes

sful pre-

vention of conflicts.

Mikkis Haraszti,

Representative on Freedom of the Med

In his opening remarks, Mr. Haraszti ask

ed for

support for his campaign against crimina

l libel and

insult laws. Although most countries hav

e acknowl-

edged that criminal defamation laws are not

accept-

able in modem democracies, those laws

remain the

major instrument of oppression against jou

rnalists

in some OSCE countries. Accordingly

, he made

an appeal to the participating States to tran

sfer the

handling of libel and defamation from the

criminal

domain to the civil law domain.

Mr. Haraszti pointed out that the European

Court

of Human Rights has always found imp

risonment

a disproportionate punishment for libel.

In conclu-

sion, he offered his assistance to those

countries

which are still undergoing the process of

reforming

their respective legislation.

Rolf Ekeus, High Commissioner on

National Minorities

Mr. Ekeus drew the Committee's attentio

n to a

study on the treatment of new minorities in

estab-

lished democracies. Comparing the situ

ation of

established and new minorities, Mr. Ek

eus stated

that many of the problems as well as the

means

of facing them are similar, concluding tha

t a more

intense debate among institutions dea

ling with

both groups would be an important step

forward.

Although he stated that the risk of tensio

ns arises

more often in situations involving est

ablished

minorities in new or emerging democr

acies, he

Discussion

Following these presentations, parliam

entarians

asked Mr. Ekeus about the situation of

minorities

in different regions. In addition, the con

nection

between the integration of minorities and

the reso-

lution of `frozen conflicts' in the OSCE

area was

highlighted by some of the speakers. Som

e speak-

ers emphasized the need for mechanisms

to protect

victims of defamation and to guarantee the

right to

response, demanding professionalism and

responsi-

bility from journalists.

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Anne-Marie Lizin,

ommittee

Rapporteur of the Third C

Christopher Smith,

ntative on

OSCE PA Special Represe

Human Trafficking Issues

solution to traf-

Mr. Smith declared that the best

Ms. Lizin presented

penalization and

main outlines of her ficking for prostitution is in the

the

ostitution, and

coming report for the prosecution of those involved in pr

organiza-

Annual Session. She the concerted efforts of governments and

on.

stated that because of tions to reduce the overall demand for prostituti

the central role played Mr. Smith suggested many avenues to combat pros-

by State authorities in titution, and encouraged others to join the 39 nations

funda-

safeguarding

nationals abroad for

who permit the prosecution of

mental freedoms and

xual exploitation and

rights, her report se

-1,

tin

.%‘‘F

human

x tourism'.

would consider human `se

Mr. Smith looked to

m a three-dimensional per-

rights protection fro

Lizin the `Swedish model' of

between and within States. Ms.

spective: by,

be undertaken fighting trafficking for

ed out some of the measures to

point

explain-

necessary condi- prostitution,

by States in order to create the

freedoms. She ing that the punishment

for safeguarding fundamental

tions

ration as the means and re-education of sex

mentioned international co-ope

man rights between buyers, as well as main-

to ensure the protection of hu

ed to human rights taining the illegality of

States. Finally, Ms. Lizin referr

it requires

ing that

ostitution, are among

protection within States, affirm

l pr

ferent sociologica the most effective ways

the peaceful coexistence of dif

e reduce the number

and political groups.

to reduce demand, and therefor

followed by a

Ms. Lizin's presentation was

to trafficking victims.

on election monitoring

debate including discussion

situation of pris-

activities, the need to address the

Helga Konrad,

re clear

antanamo, and the need for mo

oners in Gu

e on

of elections

OSCE Special Representativ

ents regarding the compliance

judgm

an Beings

Combating Trafficking in Hum

with democratic standards.

r statement by

Helga Konrad began he

ections between

acknowledging the conn

titution; however,

human trafficking and pros

specifically on

she focused her comments

fficking of women issues of trafficking.

Ms. Tingsgård stated that the tra

e of the fastest and

sexual exploitation constitutes on

for

d crime. Ms. Tings-

most lucrative types of organize

n / decriminalization

gård stressed that the legalizatio

fficking, expands the

of prostitution promotes sex tra

demand for prostitu-

sex industry and increases the

model of combating

tion. She outlined the Swedish

ich criminalizes the

prostitution and trafficking, wh

thout criminalizing

purchasing of sexual services wi

t States adopt simi-

the victims, and recommended tha

ård stated that both

lar measures. Finally, Ms. Tingsg

part of a greater dis-

prostitution and trafficking are

le violence against

ssion on gender inequality — ma

at both.

women — and asked States to comb

Tone Tingsgård,

ative on

OSCE PA Special Represent

Gender Issues

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Ms. Konrad asked that pa

rliaments take

effective measures against tra

fficking, distinct

from immigrant smuggling

and illegal migra-

tion. She said that no single

group or govern-

mental body can eliminate tra

fficking without

addressing the root causes

and criminal rela-

tionships, and ensuring in

tegrated work by

authorities involved in educ

ation, immigration,

combating poverty, and orga

nized crime.

Ms. Konrad advocated that

trafficking be

addressed as a human right

s issue, and that

the victims of trafficking be

treated as victims

rather than as illegal immig

rants or criminals.

Discussion

During the ensuing debate, it

was stressed that

nations interested in reducing

trafficking in human

beings should take measures

to reduce demand.

Some Members noted that m

aking or keeping

prostitution illegal does not

necessarily address

the issue of protection and sa

fety for victims of

trafficking.

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tees

ree General Commit

e Th

g Joint Session of th

Closin

d regretted that

e OSCE. Ms. Tingsår

positions in th

the Chairman-in-

Plan establishes that

"while the

will be `proactive'

and the Secretariat

Office

es not, however,

n of candidates it do

the nominatio

`positive action'.

brace the practice of

situation within the

regard to the actual

With

r dissatisfac-

ingsård expressed he

OSCE, Ms. T

der-represented

en continue to be un

tion that wom

in higher level posi-

e OSCE, especially

within th

d mentioned

nnection Ms. Tingsår

tions. In this co

sons Group and

ent of an Eminent Per

the establishm

at not one woman

her disappointment th

expressed

an-in-Office to this

inted by the Chairm

was appo

ked when I

She said "I was shoc

important group.

did not nominate

participating States

found out that

ows how much the

woman. I think this sh

one single

ingsård,

orry that we

ange its culture — I w

Address by Tone T

OSCE needs to ch

Representative on

inciples we preach".

not supporting the pr

SCE PA Special

are

highlighted that

on, Ms. Tingsård also

der Issues

Gen

In additi

om female

Assembly suffers fr

the Parliamentary

e 2004 OSCE

nt Tone Ting-

tation, as stated in th

Vice-Preside

under-represen

At the Joint Session

important we real-

cial Representative

alance Report. "It is

es as Spe

sård, who also serv

the PA Gender

lance within our own

ted her report on

es, presen

it is the gender imba

on Gender Issu

ation of men

gsård ize that

events equal particip

in the OSCE. Ms. Tin

delegations that pr

status of gender issu

Parliamentary

new OSCE Gender

the activities of the

option of a

e and women in

acknowledged the ad

Tingsård explained

d and commended th

. In this context, Ms.

step forwar

Action Plan as a

intro- Assembly"

04 Gender Plan in the

tability that will be

l of accoun

ntion to present her 20

increased leve

e Washington

ressed the her inte

ementary Item at th

the Plan. She also st

duced as a result of

par- form of a Sup

her colleagues for

Action Plan calls on

Gender

sion and she asked

fact that the 2004

omies Annual Ses

ularly those with econ

this matter.

ticipating States, part

idates for support in

it more female cand

in transition, to subm

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Despite the current diff

iculties faced by the

OSCE, the Secretary Gen

eral outlined a number of

areas in which progress is

being made, including

work in combating terroris

m, the establishment of

an anti-trafficking unit, an

d increased emphasis on

combating intolerance an

d discrimination. In par-

ticular, Mr. Kubig" highlig

hted the OSCE's October

2004 elections work in the

Partner State of Afghan-

istan — a first for the Org

anization, representing a

strong outreach effort.

During the ensuing qu

estion-and-answer ses-

sion, the Secretary Gener

al discussed issues raised

by parliamentarians on ge

nder balance in the OSCE

Eminent Persons Group

, rebalancing the work of

the Organization, and ac

hieving a more effective

Address by Jan KubH,

dialogue on the OSCE bu

dget between the Parlia-

OSCE Secretary Gener

mentary Assembly and th

e Permanent Council.

Finally, Mr. Kubik urged

the gathered parliamen-

Mr. Kubi.k noted that this

tarians to support the OSC

would likely be his last

E in achieving consensus

address to the Parliamen

tary Assembly as OSCE in the coming months on the appointm

ent of a new

Secretary General, and

stressed the importance Secretary General.

of the PA particularly du

ring the ongoing OSCE

reform process. He note

d that there are indeed

many questions being ra

ised about the Organiza-

tion and it's functioning,

with some even question-

ing whether the OSCE is

engaging with topical

issues. Ambassador Kubi§

admitted that the OSCE

is not necessarily in a go

od situation, particularly

given the budget crisis

. The Secretary General

also mentioned other wor

rying issues affecting the

Organization, including th

e resurfacing of Cold-

War terminology, assertion

s by some participating

States of double standard

s, and differences on the

closure of field missions.

The Secretary General ex

pressed concern about

the work of the OSCE, notin

g that without a budget,

the Organization was w

orking from month-to-

~NM

month with interim billing

, which allows no new

projects or staff. Indeed,

if the Permanent Council

fails to pass a budget in th

e coming months, there

is the possibility that the O

rganization will not be

given a clean bill of heal

th by its auditors.

Mr. KubiS' discussed vario

us possibilities of over-

coming some of the proble

ms currently faced by the

Organization, including ab

andoning the use of the

consensus rule for some

decisions such as budget

approval, albeit not for

political issues. Similarly

restructuring of the Secret

ariat and review of staff

regulations could help rein

vigorate the work of the

Organization.

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nor fatigue.

relief efforts and the dangers of do

detto,

mmittee had also

Report by Jean-Charles Gar

Mr. Cardin reported that the Co

mittee

te, who deals with

Vice-Chair of the First Com

ard an address by Patrick Moulet

anti-corruption efforts at

hair of

The Vice-C

the OECD. Mr. Moulette

Committee,

the First

had warned of the dan-

-Charles Gardetto

Jean

of corruption impact-

ers about gers

informed memb

ing the tsunami relief

esentations and

the pr

efforts, and spoken about

bates held in the Com-

gress made in relation

r. Pieter de pro

mittee. M

the Financial Action

Committee Rap- to

Crem,

Task Force's work again

porteur, had presented

corruption. Also, Marcin

ideas and intentions for

r of OSCE Economic and

cus Swiecicki, Co-ordinato

which will fo

the Committee

his report and draft resolution,

vironmental Activities, had briefed

m, the channelling En

Annual Session.

on issues such as OSCE refor

on his work since the Edinburgh

Central Asia, and

ed by thanking

of resources to the Caucasus and

Congressman Cardin conclud

rism.

and terro

the fight against organized crime

-Chair of the Committee, for

or Lenar , Maria Santos, Vice

ssad

ret that she would

Mr. Gardetto reported thatAmba

- her work, and expressed his reg

Council, had dis

Chairman of the Permanent

Member of the Assembly.

a 2005 budget due no longer be a

cussed the failure to agree on

n the Organization,

to differences in opinion withi

Report by Claudia Nolte,

to a paralysis of the Organizati

which could lead

sitive note, he had

Chair of the Third Committ

within months. On a more po

ogress made in the

referred to the remarkable pr

of the presenta-

CE has responded

Mrs. Nolte provided a summary

area of terrorism where the OS

orteur of the Third

enges.

tion by Anne-Marie Lizin, Rapp

and adapted to meet new chall

Security Co-

report will examine

e Chairman of the Forum for

Committee, whose coming

d briefed the Com- the key role played by States in the protection of

operation, Mr. Shahbazov, ha

ted that the OSCE

ucing small arms

human rights. Mrs. Nolte repor

mittee on projects relating to red

pressed his belief

nal Minorities had

High Commissioner on Natio

and light weapons and had ex

cross dimensional

rticularly raising

that their presence represents a

dressed the Committee, pa

briefed by

on of new minori-

ge. The Committee was also

challen

issues concerned with protecti

Conflict Pre-

bassador Zannier, Head of the

tablished democracies.

Co- ties in es

lnev, Program

a presentation by

vention Centre and Dimirat Ja

The Committee had also heard

st Terrorism Unit.

esentative on Free-

ordinator with the Action Again

Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Repr

imarily on his work

dom on the Media, focusing pr

d insult laws. He

Report by Benjamin Cardin,

in eliminating criminal libel an

transferring libel

had stressed the importance of

hair of the Second Committ

al jurisdiction.

cases from criminal to civil leg

e Joint Session

ons in the

Finally, Mrs. Nolte briefed th

in gave an overview of discussi

Mr. Card

importance of rebal- on the discussion on traf-

Second Committee, noting the

dimensions. Work in ficking in human beings

ancing OSCE work in the three

l dimension has pro- which had taken place

the Economic and Environmenta

ngressman Cardin in the Third Committee.

essed relatively slowly, and Co

lp raise the profile of

In particular, Members

called upon the OSCE PA to he

the Commit-

d that

the `second basket'. He explaine

had debated the links

&kric Fournier of

combating

tee had heard a presentation by

s, who betwee

the Red Cros

the International Committee of

titution and combat-

relief efforts. pros

nami

briefed the Members on the tsu

g human trafficking.

e discussion on the in

This was followed by an activ

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Presentations by Personal R

epresentatives of the

Chair-in-Office on tolerance

and non-discrimination

Gert Weisskirchen, Personal

Representative

of the C-i-O on Combating anti-

Semitism, noted

that anti-Semitism was clearl

y on the rise in

parts of the OSCE, with intoleran

ce growing in

poor regions. He aims to raise

awareness of the

issue, and improve co-operation

between civil

society, NGOs and government.

Specifically, he

will work to standardize data

on anti-Semitism

across the region, and increase

debate and create

regular reports on the issue.

Omur Orhun, Personal Repr

esentative of the

C-i-O on Combating Intoleranc

e and Discrimi-

nation against Muslims, underli

ned the worsen-

ing situation which Muslims ha

ve faced since the

September 11 2001 terrorist att

acks. He stressed

that to combat this deteriorati

on in relations, he

would push for effective work

by existing bodies,

ensure that all participating St

ates have adequate

and effective legislation to deal

with discrimina-

tion, and pay close attention to

the role played by

the mass media.

Anastacia Crickley, Personal

Representative

of the C-i-O on Combating Ra

cism, Xenopho-

bia, and Discrimination, also

focusing on Intol-

erance and Discrimination ag

ainst Christians

and Members of Other Religion

s, outlined her

plans to focus on examining

the contribution

that civil society can make to

improving inter-

cultural understanding, as well

as to raise public

awareness of the scope of the

problems. She will

also work to ensure adequate

implementation of

legislation, and encourage ex

changes of good

practice between states.

Closing Remarks by Alcee

L. Hastings, President of th

e OSCE PA

President Hastings thanked the

participants for

their work over the past two da

ys, and noted that

the Winter Meeting objectiv

es of engaging with

the OSCE governmental insti

tutions, following-

up on past work, and discussi

ng topical issues

had been fulfilled. He stressed

that parliamentary

diplomacy represents an im

portant addition to

inter-governmental relations.

The President said

that it was clear that the OS

CE was in need of

effective reform, and stressed

that the Parliamen-

tary Assembly should play a ke

y role in pushing

this agenda forward.

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Organization for Security an

gri

PARLIAMENTARY

d Co-operation in Europe

ASSEMBLY

PROGRAMME OF TH

E FOURTH WINTER

MEETING

OF THE OSCE PARLIA

MENTARY ASSEMBL

Vienna, 24-25 Febr

All meetings of the Standing

uary 2005

Committee and the three Ge

Thursday, 24 Februar

08.30-11.15

11.30-13.30

Standing Committee

neral Committees will take pla

ce in the Congress Center Ho

fbtug in Vienna.

13.30-15.00

15.00-18.00

Joint Session of the th

ree General Committee

Call to order;

Opening remarks by the

President of the OSCE

PA;

Address by the Presiden

t of the Austria;

Address of the OSCE Ch

air-in-Office followed by

a question/answer sessio

Lunch break

General Committee on

Political Affairs and Se

curity

Opening remarks by the

Committee Chair;

Discussion led by the Ra

pporteur on the subjects

to be considered at the A

Session in Washington D

nnual

.C. followed by general

debate

Coffee break;

Briefing by Senior OSC

E Officials followed by

a question/answer sess

ion;

General Committee on

Economic Affairs, Scienc

e, Technology and Envi

Opening remarks by the

ronment

Committee Chair;

Discussion led by the Ra

pporteur on the subjects

to be considered at the A

Session in Washington

nnual

D.C. followed by genera

l debate;

Coffee break;

Briefing by Senior OSCE

Officials followed by a qu

estion/answer session;

Reserved for Embassies

15.00-18.00

Evening

Friday. 25 February

09.00-12.30

General Committee on

Democracy, Human Righ

ts and Humanitarian Q

Opening remarks by the

uestions

Committee Chair;

Discussion led by the Ra

pporteur on the subjects

to be considered at the An

Session in Washington D.

nual

C. followed by general de

bate;

Coffee break;

Briefing by Senior OSCE

Officials followed by a qu

estion/answer session;

Lunch break

Closing Joint Session of

the three General Com

mittees

Call to order;

Report by the OSCE PA Sp

ecial Representative on

the gender issue followed

debate;

by a

Report by the OSCE PA Tr

easurer

Report by the OSCE PA Se

cretary General

Address by the OSCE Secr

etary General followed by

a question/answer session;

Reports by the Chairs of th

e three General Committee

Concluding statement by

the OSCE PA President

12.30-14.30

14.30-17.00

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