OSCE, Alm.del - 2013-14 - Bilag 37: OSCE PA's årlige session i Baku: Praktik og procedurer

Recalling the historic role of the Helsinki Final Act signed in 1975, which contains keycommitments on politico-military, economic and human rights issues and which establishedfundamental principles governing the behaviour of States towards their citizens and towardseach other,Recalling the Charter of Paris for a New Europe adopted in 1990, which led to its acquiringpermanent institutions and operational capabilities, including the Parliamentary Assembly of theOSCE,Reconfirming the Organization’s comprehensive approach to security based on trust andtransparency in the politico-military field, committed to by the participating States, andconfirmed by the OSCE Istanbul Summit in 1999 and the Astana Summit in 2010,Welcoming the Declaration on furthering the Helsinki +40 process adopted at the MinisterialCouncil in December 2013 in Kyiv which reaffirmed the efforts by all participating States toprovide a strong and continuous political impetus to advancing the work towards realizing thevision of a security community and reaffirmed the commitment by all participating States to theconcept of comprehensive, co-operative, equal and indivisible security,Referring to the ongoing negotiations to update and modernize the Vienna Document onConfidence- and Security-Building Measures in order to increase openness and transparency inview of the next Annual Implementation Discussion to take place in July 2014, and theresolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE underlining the need to proceed withthis work,Expressing concern about the situation in Ukraine and Crimea, emphasizing the role of theOSCE in engaging all parties in a constructive dialogue, monitoring and supporting theimplementation of all OSCE principles and commitments on the ground, preventing furtherescalation of the crisis and promoting a diplomatic process towards a peaceful resolution to theconflict,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:7.Stresses the importance of adapting the arrangements for conventional arms control to today’spolitico-military reality, building upon the existing foundation of the Treaty on ConventionalArmed Forces in Europe, the Open Skies Treaty and the Vienna Document as well as the Codeof Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security;Calls for strong commitment to the Vienna Document, adopted in 1990 and updated severaltimes, being one of the most important politically binding documents of the politico-militarydimension of OSCE, building upon the 1975 Helsinki Final Act’s provisions for earlynotification of military exercises that involve a certain number of military personnel;

Expresses its support for the next Annual Implementation Discussion on updating andmodernizing the Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures to takeplace in July 2014 with a view to increasing predictability, openness and transparency in theexchange of information annually on their armed forces concerning the military organisation byincreasing opportunities for verification activity, strengthening risk reduction mechanisms, andenlarging the scope of confidence and security-building measures;Recalls the need to consider the more than 20 VD Plus proposals when updating the ViennaDocument, covering the expansion of information exchange on military matters, the notificationfor military exercises, maritime arms control procedures, monitoring of rapid deployment forcesand large force transfers, and the improvement of the effectiveness of inspections and evaluationvisits;Encourages bilateral agreements in the spirit of the Vienna Document which promoteconfidence-building measures;Reiterates the importance of strong and effective parliamentary oversight of military forces asthe fundamental basis for democratic control of armed forces that should be based on theprinciples of constitutionality, legality and accountability;Encourages participating States to adopt an appropriate legislative basis for the democraticcontrol of the armed forces based on the principles of constitutionality, legality andaccountability;Stresses the need to balance between new threats, like cyber warfare and terrorism, and theprospect of conventional military operations, when updating and finding new substance to theVienna Document, noting that since the adoption of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forcesin Europe, the number of Treaty-Limited Equipment has been reduced by more than 110,000units, indicating the importance of traditional arms control mechanisms;Calls for a comprehensive assessment of cyber threats and their prevention, future co-ordinationwith European Union’s cyber security strategy, and the creation of a reporting and classificationsystem to counter cyber warfare;Acknowledges the need to take into account the development of technology and tactics whenupdating the current treaties, reflecting the increasing emphasis on brigade-level operations andthe need for a comprehensive assessment of military capabilities and developing indicators thatfocus on quality and performance instead of just quantity;Calls for new measures limiting the illegal trade of small arms, which is prevalent in all conflictareas and contribute to numerous casualties each year, including civilians;Calls for an updated assessment on whether current rules of warfare are up-to-date when takinginto account new weapons systems that have been deployed in the past few years;Acknowledges the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, and urgescompliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which aims to increaseequal participation of women and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance andpromotion of peace and security;Acknowledges that the geopolitical situation in different parts of the OSCE area varies widelyand that all actions by the OSCE with the goal of increasing security should accurately take into2

account local conditions in order to find long-term solutions that can be agreed upon by allparties;21.Acknowledges the role and participation of the local and regional authorities in post-conflictrehabilitation scenarios;Welcomes the active engagement of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship in the Ukrainian crisis andthe deployment of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine as well as the activities of theOSCE executive structures and other relevant international actors operating in Ukraine with theaim of reducing tensions, fostering stability and promoting a national dialogue;Underlines the respect of the principles of the inviolability of frontiers and the territorialintegrity of participating States, as stated in the Helsinki Final Act;Calls for a strong and more regulated legal framework for national referendums to avoid theirmisuse, taking into account national constitutions and relevant international standards;Expresses its support for the ongoing process of peaceful integration in Europe, which includesco-operation in transnational organisations, increased freedom of movement for people andgoods and deepening economic ties which will increase stability and security in the area;Reaffirms the need to continue to work towards a solution to the crisis in Syria, where violenceand human rights abuses continue amidst a humanitarian crisis, and strongly urges all parties tocommit to a peaceful resolution of the crisis and the establishment of a truly democratic statewhere the rights and security of all ethnic groups are equally protected;Welcomes the approaching 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and the opportunity tostrengthen the role of the OSCE in increasing security, openness and transparency and movingforward in the Helsinki +40 process;Calls for the creation of a new system of arbitration within the OSCE Parliamentary Assemblyin order to enhance co-operation and to prevent situations where participating States havedifferent interpretations of the meaning and details of current documents.

Helsinki +40: Towards Human Security For All