SC (05/2) 9 E Original: ENGLISH SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE THE OSCE MEDITERRANEAN DIMENSION Principal Sponsor Bruce GEORGE United Kingdom WASHINGTON D.C., 1 TO 5 JULY 2005

SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM ON THE OSCE MEDITERRANEAN DIMENSION The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 1. Recognizing   that   the   OSCE   maintains   special   relations   with   six   Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, 2. Highlighting   the   increasing   attention   attributed   to   the   Mediterranean   Dimension within    the    OSCE    PA,    as    reflected    in    the    Parliamentary    Conference    on    the Mediterranean  held  in  Madrid,  October  2002,  the  First  Forum  on  the  Mediterranean held  in  Rome,  September  2003,  the  Second  Forum  on  the  Mediterranean  held  in Rhodes,  September  2004,  and  the  Third  Forum  on  the  Mediterranean  scheduled  for Sveti Stefan, October 2005, 3. Recalling that the Helsinki Final Act states that “security in Europe is to be considered in  the  broader  context  of  world  security  and  is  closely  linked  with  security  in  the Mediterranean  as  a  whole,  and  that  accordingly  the  process  of  improving  security should  not  be  confined  to  Europe  but  should  extend  to  other  parts  of  the  world,  in particular to the Mediterranean area,” 4. Recalling  the  importance  of  tolerance  and  non  discrimination  underscored  by  the participants  in  the  OSCE  Seminar  on  addressing  Threats  to  Security  in  the  Twenty- first Century, held in November 2004 in Sharm El Sheik, 5. Recognizing the importance of the combat against intolerance a nd discrimination as an important   component   in   the   dialogue   between   the   OSCE   and   its   Mediterranean Partners, 6. Emphasizing  the  importance  of  trade  and  economic  relations  as  a  pacifying  factor within   the   Mediterranean   region,   as   reflected   in   the   Edinburgh   Resolution   on Economic Co-operation in the OSCE Mediterranean Dimension,   7. Emphasizing  the  importance  of  mutually  shared  transparency  and  trust  as  principles governing the relations between the OSCE and the Mediterranean Partners, 8. Pointing  to  the  need  of  achieving  a  just  and  lasting  peace  for  the  conflict  between Palestine and Israel, The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 9. Stresses the importance of the cooperation between the OSCE participating States and the  Mediterranean  Partners  for  Cooperation  to  address  the  current  global  threats  to security; 10. Encourages   the   OSCE   Participating   States   and   the   Mediterranean   Partners   for Cooperation     to     promote     the     principles     of     non - violence,     tolerance,     mutual understanding and respect for cultural diversity;

11. Stresses  that th e  OSCE  participating  States  and  the  Mediterranean  Partner  for  Co- operation initiate an active dialogue on the growing challenge of migration; 12. Recommends the OSCE to contribute to a more positive perception of migration flows by supporting the integration of immigrants in countries of destination; 13. Welcomes   the   appointment   of   the   three   Chairman   Personal   Representatives   on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions, on Combating  anti-Semitism,  and  on  Combating  Intolerance  and  Discrimination  against Muslims; 14. Encourages the replacement of unilateral policies for the resolution of conflicts in the Mediterranean by cooperative strategies; 15. Urges  all OSCE participating States to cooperate with the Mediterranean Partners on dealing    with    both    “soft”    threats    to    security,    such    as    poverty,    disease    and environmental degradation as well as “hard” threats such as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction; 16. Calls  upon  the  OSCE  participating  Sates  and  the  Mediterranean  Partners  to  promote the  knowledge  of  different  cultures  and  religions   as  a  prerequisite  for  successful cooperation; 17. Calls  upon  the  OSCE  participating  States  and  the  Mediterranean  Partners  to  use education as a vehicle to create tolerance in the next generation; 18. Welcomes the creation in 2005 of a free trade area between Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco,  and  the  extension  of  tree  trade  between  such  countries  and  the  European Union by 2010, as established in the 2004 Agadir Accord; 19. Calls   upon   the   OSCE   to   grant   the   Palestinian   National   Authority   the   status   of Mediterranean  Partner  for  Cooperation,  following  their  request  on  November  2004 and   in   order   to   enable   it   becoming   familiar   with   the   OSCE   and   assimilate   its commitments; 20. Recommends    further   participation   of   parliamentarians   from   the   Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation in the election observation activities of the OSCE PA. 21. Recommends that the OSCE develops relations with other states in the Mediterranean basin, including Libya, Lebanon and Syria, 22. Encourages   the   active   participation   of   parliamentarians   from   both   the   OSCE participating states and the Mediterranean Partners in the Third OSCE Parliamentary Assembly   Forum   on   the   Mediterranean   scheduled   in      Sveti   Stefan,   Serbia   and Montenegro, in October 2005.

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