OSCE, Alm.del - 2016-17 - Bilag 19: Praktik og procedurer i forbindelse med den årlige session i Minsk fra 5. til 9. juli 2017

OSCEs Parlamentariske Forsamling 2016-17
OSCE Alm.del Bilag 19
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DRAFT RESOLUTION

FOR THE GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

Enhancing Mutual Trust and Co-operation

for Peace and Prosperity in the OSCE Region

RAPPORTEUR

Ms. Margareta Cederfelt

Sweden

MINSK, 5

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9 JULY 2017

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DRAFT RESOLUTION

FOR THE GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

Rapporteur: Ms. Margareta Cederfelt (Sweden)

Noting with concern the ongoing security challenges throughout the OSCE area,

including cybersecurity threats, terrorism and violent extremism, the destabilization of

Ukraine, the situation in Turkey, protracted conflicts, and a generally deteriorating

climate of trust, confidence and co-operation,

Stressing the need to make full use of the OSCE’s toolbox to strengthen confidence-

building measures, reduce the risk of conflict and promote long-term, comprehensive

security, including through gender mainstreaming and enhancing women’s political,

social, and economic empowerment in armed conflict and disaster settings,

Welcoming the adoption of a number of key Decisions at the 2016 OSCE Ministerial

Council in Hamburg, in particular on the OSCE’s Role in the Governance of Large

Movements of Migrants and Refugees and OSCE Efforts Related to Reducing the Risks

of Conflict Stemming from the Use of Information and Communication Technologies, as

well as the Ministerial Statement on the Negotiations on the Transdniestrian Settlement

Process in the “5+2” Format and the Ministerial Declaration on OSCE Assistance

Projects in the Field of Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional

Ammunition,

Further welcoming the priorities for the Austrian 2017 OSCE Chairmanship to reduce

threats by defusing existing conflicts, combating radicalization and violent extremism,

and re-establishing trust and confidence,

Recalling the international commitments of OSCE participating States to reduce the risk

of conflict, pursue dialogue and promote the peaceful settlement of disputes, notably

obligations found in the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act on refraining from the

threat or use of force, respecting the inviolability of frontiers and the territorial integrity

of States, and principles of non-intervention in internal affairs,

Concerned over troop and artillery movements and military build-ups that have taken

place in the OSCE area over the past year,

Noting with concern the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which is taking

a heavy toll on the population and providing new opportunities for extremist groups,

Noting that transfers of major weapons systems globally have reached their highest

volume since the end of the Cold War and that four of the top five global arms exporters

– the United States, the Russian Federation, France and Germany – are OSCE

participating States,

Noting with concern the renewal of hostilities in the South Caucasus, notably the recent

violations of the ceasefire on the Line of Contact in the territories around Nagorno-

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Karabakh, and the ongoing ceasefire violations in the Donbas region of Ukraine, which

have lead to heavy losses of human lives, including civilians,

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Condemning the 15 July coup attempt in Turkey, and expressing solidarity with Turkey

and its people in the aftermath of the attempted seizure of power,

Noting with concern the deteriorating political situation in the Western Balkans,

Stressing that corruption is a serious threat to peace,

Regretting the failure of the international community to resolve the civil war in Syria,

now in its seventh year; a conflict that has caused untold human suffering and contributed

to the worst refugee crisis seen in Europe since the Second World War,

Expressing concern about the humanitarian situation of the internally displaced persons

and refugees in the OSCE area,

Regretting the breakdown in nuclear security and nuclear weapons reduction agreements

between the United States and the Russian Federation, including the Plutonium

Disposition and Management Agreement, the New START Treaty, and the Intermediate-

Range Nuclear Forces Treaty,

Welcoming the launch of negotiations at UN headquarters in New York between 123

countries this spring to establish an international ban against the possession, use, threat

of use, acquisition, stockpiling, or deployment of nuclear weapons,

Welcoming the appointment in September 2016 of an OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Special Representative on Mediation, serving as the primary point of contact within the

PA on mediation and the conflict cycle and liaising with other international organizations

dealing with mediation issues,

Welcoming the participation of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan at the Winter Meeting on

23-24 February 2017 in Vienna,

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The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

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Urges participating States to recommit to multilateral diplomacy in the pursuit of

comprehensive security and to implement OSCE confidence-building measures, as

appropriate, to resolve existing conflicts and reduce the risks of future conflicts;

Calls on participating States in the Western Balkans to engage in constructive dialogue

to defuse political tensions and refrain from belligerent rhetoric that could lead to a

deterioration in inter-ethnic and inter-state relations;

Deplores the loss of life caused by terrorist attacks, and calls for renewed commitment

among OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation to strengthen efforts to

counter radicalization and violent extremism, develop measures aimed at blocking the

funding of terrorist organizations, and prevent terrorists from carrying out their crimes,

including by improving legal frameworks and law enforcement methods, strengthening

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the security of international transportation, and by tracking the movements of terrorists

within countries and across borders;

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Endorses the conclusions of the Parliamentary Conference on Combating International

Terrorism, jointly organized by the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth

of Independent States and the OSCE PA in St. Petersburg on 28 March 2017;

Calls on Turkey to uphold its OSCE commitments and make use of the OSCE toolbox in

the fight against both internal and external threats;

Urges that measures be taken to enhance cybersecurity between States, to prevent tension

and conflicts stemming from the use of information and communication technologies,

and to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats, including by strengthening the

implementation of the OSCE’s confidence-building measures in the area of cybersecurity

and facilitating co-operation among the competent national bodies and law enforcement

agencies;

Calls for an end to military hostilities in Ukraine, the full withdrawal of heavy caliber

weaponry by both sides, and full access to the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission and

humanitarian aid organizations;

Condemns numerous serious incidents of pressure, harassment and intimidation of the

SMM monitors combined with the cases of deliberate destruction of the OSCE assets

taking place in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions controlled by the

Russian hybrid forces, and urges the Russian Federation to take practical measures to

ensure the necessary security conditions for the SMM, which will prevent further

escalation of the situation;

Calls upon the Russian Federation as an occupying power in the Crimean Peninsula to

remove any restrictions or other impediments that affect the freedom of movement of the

Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and prevent its monitors from fulfilling their

mandate;

Reiterates support for the Package of Measures for the implementation of the Minsk

Agreements, adopted and signed on 12 February 2015 in Minsk by all signatories who

also signed the Minsk Protocol of 5 September 2014, and the Memorandum of 19

September 2014, as well as the relevant OSCE PA resolutions addressing the crisis in and

around Ukraine;

Underlines respect for the principles of the inviolability of frontiers and territorial

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

as stated in the Helsinki Final Act, and calls on the Russian Federation to restrain its

aggressive practices and reverse its annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea;

Regrets the lack of progress towards the comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-

Karabakh conflict, and calls on all parties to return to the negotiation table to avoid further

military confrontation and de-escalate the situation;

Reaffirms full support for a comprehensive, just and viable solution to the Transdniestrian

conflict based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova,

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with a special status for the Transdniestrian region, and encourages further steps to ensure

stability and transparency, and decrease the military presence in the conflict region,

including by completing the withdrawal of the Russian Federation forces and munitions

from the territory of the Republic of Moldova;

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Urges the full implementation of the EU-brokered Six-Point Ceasefire Agreement of 12

August 2008, which ended the conflicts in Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinvali

region/South Ossetia, Georgia, as well as the free access of humanitarian aid to Abkhazia,

Georgia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia;

Calls on all countries to participate in UN negotiations on nuclear disarmament and to

pursue the adoption of nuclear risk reduction, transparency and disarmament measures;

Reaffirms support for the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality,

and encourages participating States to promote effective measures that provide

comprehensive security guarantees and humanitarian relief for women, including those

living in conflict areas, at all stages of the conflict cycle in accordance with UN Security

Council resolutions 1325 and 1820;

Calls on parliamentarians as elected by the people to take the lead and act to eliminate

corruption, in that corruption affects all parts of society, undermines public trust and

confidence in government institutions, and hinders societies’ efforts to become self-

reliant;

Urges the OSCE to continue developing its toolbox to counter emerging threats, including

by considering a revision of its consensus-based decision-making procedure, reinforcing

its early warning and early action mechanisms, developing its legal personality, and

pursuing external co-operation with partners;

Reiterates the unique role of the Parliamentary Assembly within the OSCE in building

relationships based on constructive dialogue, trust and mutual respect between all OSCE

countries.

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GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

PROPOSED AMENDMENT to the DRAFT RESOLUTION

Enhancing Mutual Trust and Co-operation for Peace

and Prosperity in the OSCE Region

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