OSCE, Alm.del - 2014-15 (1. samling) - Bilag 23: Praktik og procedurer i forbindelse med den årlige session i Helsingfors fra 6. til 10. juli 2015

OSCEs Parlamentariske Forsamling 2014-15 (1. samling)
OSCE Alm.del Bilag 23
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DRAFT RESOLUTION

FOR THE GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

Recalling the Spirit of Helsinki

RAPPORTEUR

Ms. Margareta Cederfelt

Sweden

HELSINKI, 5 – 9 JULY 2015

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DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR THE GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

Rapporteur: Ms. Margareta Cederfelt (Sweden)

Recalling the undiminished validity and historic role of the guiding principles and

common values of the Helsinki Final Act signed in 1975, and reaffirming the

commitment that participating States made “to peace, security and justice” with the

objective of “promoting better relations among themselves and ensuring conditions in

which their people can live in true and lasting peace free from any threat to or attempt

against their security,”

Recalling the Charter of Paris for a New Europe adopted in 1990, which led to its

acquiring permanent institutions and operational capabilities, including the

Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE,

Recalling the Decision on the Helsinki +40 Process launched at the Ministerial

Council meeting in Dublin in 2012, the Declaration on Furthering the Helsinki +40

Process of the Kyiv Ministerial Council in 2013, and the Declaration on Further Steps

in the Helsinki +40 Process adopted by the Basel Ministerial Council in 2014, and

considering the OSCE’s Helsinki +40 Process an opportunity for the OSCE to

reaffirm the relevance of its founding principles relating to international law,

Stressing the need for enhanced efforts to settle existing frozen or protracted conflicts

in the OSCE area in a peaceful and negotiated manner, refraining from the threat or

use of force and respecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the countries

involved, in full respect of the United Nations Charter and the Helsinki Final Act,

Recognizing the need to proceed with the ongoing discussions and negotiations in

order to update and modernize the 1999 Vienna Document on Confidence- and

Security-Building Measures,

Regretting Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in

Europe (CFE), which hinders constructive dialogue on arms control and confidence-

building measures and mechanisms,

Welcoming the entry into force on 24 December 2014 of the Arms Trade Treaty

(ATT), a new chapter in collective efforts to bring responsibility, accountability and

transparency to the global arms trade,

Expressing grave concern about the tragic developments and loss of life in Ukraine,

and highlighting the role of the OSCE in engaging all parties in constructive dialogue,

monitoring and supporting the implementation of all OSCE principles and

commitments on the ground, preventing further escalation of the crisis and promoting

a diplomatic process towards a peaceful settlement of the crisis,

Deeply deploring the flagrant violations of the OSCE core principles by the Russian

Federation in the context of the conflict in and around Ukraine, including its

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occupation of Crimea, Ukraine, which endangers broader Euro-Atlantic peace and

stability,

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Welcoming the Minsk Agreement signed in February 2015 by the leaders of Ukraine,

Russia, France, and Germany, as a significant step towards a peaceful settlement of

the crisis in and around Ukraine, and condemning the ongoing violations of the

ceasefire,

Urging all parties to the conflict in and around Ukraine, in keeping with the spirit and

letter of the Minsk Agreement, to allow OSCE monitors unfettered access to all parts

of the territory of Ukraine, with safety guarantees,

Calling on Russia to use its full influence on the illegal separatists in Ukraine to

comply with all commitments under the Minsk Agreement,

Regretting that no consensus was reached on the declaration on Ukraine at the 2014

OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel,

Expressing concern over the rapid evolution of the terrorist threat which has presented

new challenges in the OSCE area and beyond, and condemning in the strongest terms

the barbaric terrorist attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, targeted at values of tolerance,

freedom of expression and freedom of religion that Europe embodies,

Expressing deep concern over the acute and growing threat posed by foreign terrorist

fighters, and welcoming the declarations on the OSCE Role in Countering the

Phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters and on the OSCE Role in Countering

Kidnapping and Hostage-Taking Committed by Terrorist Groups adopted at the 2014

OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel, which reaffirm the need to enhance international

co-operation to fight terrorism in all its forms, to prevent the movement of foreign

terrorist fighters and to adopt effective measures for the prevention of the financing of

terrorist organizations,

Recognizing the positive developments and significant progress in the international

negotiations between the E3+3 group and the Islamic Republic of Iran to find a

comprehensive resolution that will ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of the

Iranian nuclear programme,

Expressing deep concern over the mass drownings in the Mediterranean Sea,

involving hundreds of migrants fleeing conflict, poverty, political instability and

human rights abuses in Africa and the Middle East, and the insufficient solidarity and

burden-sharing among EU countries,

Condemning without reserve all the manifestations of anti-Semitism, and stressing the

need to improve the implementation of OSCE commitments to combat anti-Semitism,

as highlighted in the Berlin Declaration, and to further promote and strengthen non-

discrimination and tolerance in the OSCE area,

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The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

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Reconfirms the fundamental principles governing the behaviour of States towards

their citizens and each other as established by the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, and

encourages all participating States to refrain from the threat or use of force against the

territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner

inconsistent with the principles contained in the Helsinki Final Act, the Purposes of

the United Nations, and all OSCE norms and commitments;

Calls for a strong commitment by participating States to the Vienna Document on

Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, and for the further updating and

modernizing of the document, with the aim of increasing predictability, openness and

transparency in the exchange of information on the armed forces of participating

States, and opportunities for verification activities;

Calls upon OSCE participating States to recognize the relevance of democratic

control of armed and security forces and to better implement and further develop the

Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security in the context of the

existing political and military situation;

Stresses the importance of pursuing conventional arms control and improving the

effectiveness of existing confidence- and security-building measures, including

verification activities, in order to give stimulus to the Helsinki principles and put them

successfully into practice;

Acknowledges the high significance of the ATT in global efforts aimed at achieving a

solid security community, and calls for universal participation in the treaty, by

encouraging all States, particularly major arms exporters and importers, to join it

without further delay and to strictly adhere to its provisions, including by updating

national legislative frameworks where needed;

Urges the Russian Federation to reconsider its withdrawal from the CFE Treaty, to

honour its Treaty obligations, and resume dialogue with the international community

on CFE-related matters;

Encourages participating States to take any necessary measure to prevent a further

erosion of trust and confidence within the OSCE, which has already had an

increasingly detrimental effect on the dialogue on politico-military aspects of security

within OSCE Institutions;

Stresses the important role of OSCE field operations, and calls for OSCE field

operations to receive the funding they need to carry out their vital work;

Reconfirms that addressing protracted conflicts in the OSCE area and pursuing

progress towards their settlement in a peaceful and negotiated manner, within agreed

frameworks, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki Final Act

and international law, remains a priority for the Organization;

Welcomes the active engagement of the OSCE Chairmanship in the crisis in and

around Ukraine and the deployment of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine as

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well as the initiatives and activities of OSCE Institutions and structures and other

relevant international organizations operating in Ukraine with the aim of reducing

tensions being stoked by illegal armed groups, de-escalating the situation on the

ground and supporting the country out of the crisis;

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Calls on the OSCE and all participating States to help ensure that the Special

Monitoring Mission in Ukraine receives all the funding it needs and is as well-staffed

and well-equipped as possible to perform its critical duties, in particular in terms of

security, access to healthcare, as well as food and accommodation;

Stresses the need to ensure, with safety guarantees, full access of OSCE monitors to

all areas in the eastern regions of Ukraine, and to provide unhindered access, delivery,

storage and distribution of humanitarian aid;

Calls for the strict and full implementation of all provisions of the Minsk Agreement,

starting with a comprehensive ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons by both

sides, and ensuring that dialogue is pursued on the future status of Donetsk and

Luhansk oblasts within Ukraine;

Stresses the need to respect the principles of inviolability of frontiers and territorial

integrity, peaceful settlement of disputes, equal rights and self-determination of

peoples, as specified in the Helsinki Final Act, and calls on the Russian Federation to

reverse the annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of

Sevastopol in Ukraine;

Calls for greater transparency and urgency in the investigation into the downing of

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, and a full accounting of this tragedy with a view

towards ensuring justice and closure for the victims and their families;

Stresses the need to take effective measures to combat new forms of proxy and hybrid

warfare and destabilization tactics, which also involve rapidly increasing

disinformation and propaganda campaigns, and which are posing serious risks to the

stability and security of the OSCE area as a whole;

Calls upon participating States to unite and increase international co-operation to fight

terrorism in all its forms, in accordance with United Nations Security Council

resolutions on combating terrorism, comprehensive terrorism conventions and

protocols, and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized

Crime;

Recommends increased co-operation among OSCE participating States regarding the

development and implementation of national activities related to various aspects of

cyber security, particularly to take all necessary measures to prevent the use of

information and communication technologies for terrorist purposes, while promoting

a multidimensional approach to cyber security that takes into account the interests of

various stakeholders and ensures respect for freedom of expression;

Emphasizes that the OSCE’s consensus rule remains a serious obstacle to effective

and immediate actions in times of crisis, and calls on participating States to address

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this issue in order to prevent countries from wielding an effective veto over the

decision-making of the Organization;

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Stresses the crucial role of parliaments in efforts to implement comprehensive and

effective migration management and integration policies, and encourages OSCE

participating States to further engage with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-

operation and reinforce dialogue between countries of origin, transit and destination;

Encourages participating States to take effective measures to provide comprehensive

security guarantees and humanitarian relief to women in conflicts, and calls for an end

to widespread conflict-related sexual violence and for accountability in order to end

impunity, in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325

and 1820.

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GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

PROPOSED AMENDMENT to the DRAFT RESOLUTION

Recalling the Spirit of Helsinki

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