OSCE, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 23: Praktik og procedurer i forbindelse med den årlige session i Berlin fra 7. til 11. juli 2018

OSCEs Parlamentariske Forsamling 2017-18
OSCE Alm.del Bilag 23
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DRAFT RESOLUTION

FOR THE GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

Implementing OSCE Commitments:

The Role of Parliaments

RAPPORTEUR

Mr. Kristian Vigenin

Bulgaria

BERLIN, 7

–

11 JULY 2018

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DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR THE GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

Rapporteur: Mr. Kristian Vigenin (Bulgaria)

Recalling OSCE principles defined in the Helsinki Final Act, namely sovereign equality

and the respect for the rights inherent in sovereignty, refraining from the threat or use of

force, inviolability of frontiers, territorial integrity of States, peaceful settlement of

disputes, non-intervention in internal affairs, respect for human rights and fundamental

freedoms, equal rights and self-determination of peoples, co-operation among States, and

the fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law,

Condemning all forms of terrorism and deeply regretting the loss of life resulting from

acts of extremist violence in the OSCE area,

Recognizing that the current geopolitical landscape and state of global tensions underline

the urgency of fully implementing OSCE commitments, particularly in the dimension of

political affairs and security, as well as renewed efforts to resolve the crisis in and around

Ukraine, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the conflict in Georgia, and the Transdniestrian

conflict,

Taking note of decisions reached at the 2017 OSCE Ministerial Council in the politico-

military dimension of security, including Decision No. 10/17 Small Arms and Light

Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition, and Decision No. 5/17 Enhancing

OSCE Efforts to Reduce the Risk of Conflict Stemming from the Use of Information and

Communication Technologies,

Recalling commitments in the fields of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation,

and democratic control of armed forces as expressed in the Vienna Document, the OSCE

Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons, and the Code of Conduct on Politico-

Military Aspects of Security,

Regretting the deterioration in arms control, nuclear security and nuclear weapons

reduction agreements, and the negative effects this could have on strategic stability and

threat reduction,

Expressing deep concern over persistent fragmentation of the zone of application of

existing arms control and confidence- and-security-building regimes due to unresolved

conflicts in the OSCE area which pose serious risks and challenges to military

transparency, predictability and stability,

Concerned by declining confidence in nuclear weapons reduction agreements and by

heightened confrontational rhetoric of world leaders,

Welcoming the adoption on 7 July 2017 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear

Weapons, the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit

nuclear weapons, with the goal of their total elimination,

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10. Considering that the full implementation of OSCE commitments and strengthening of

arms control regimes would enhance predictability and transparency, and could serve as

both a stabilizing force in the OSCE area and as a positive example to the world as a

whole,

11. Stressing that full implementation of OSCE commitments requires the engagement of

national parliaments to ensure security sector oversight, the ratification of relevant

international treaties, and harmonized and effective legal frameworks,

12. Recalling OSCE PA documents addressing the role of parliaments in the implementation

of the Code of Conduct, such as the 1992 Budapest Declaration, the 2000 Bucharest

Declaration, the 2006 Brussels Declaration, and the 2014 Baku Resolution on the

Democratic Control of Public and Private Security Sectors,

13. Underlining that a holistic and well co-ordinated approach to Security Sector Governance

and Reform is fundamental in dealing with today's security challenges, especially in the

areas of police reform, border management and security, counter-terrorism, anti-

corruption, and justice sector reform,

14. Recognizing the importance of Security Sector Governance and Reform as playing an

essential role in conflict prevention, early warning, crisis and post-conflict rehabilitation,

15. Regretting the diminishing confidence, trust, and predictability in the OSCE region, and

emphasizing the importance of work on the multilateral level, especially in light of failing

confidence in multilateral organizations and shortcomings in recent years,

16. Recalling that the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention bars countries from possessing

chemical weapons by prohibiting the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling,

retention, transfer or use of chemical weapons,

17. Supporting the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which

sets out to implement the provisions established in the Chemical Weapons Convention,

in order to achieve a world free of chemical weapons and the threat of their use,

18. Reaffirming that the proliferation of chemical weapons and their use by terrorists and

other non-state actors constitutes a threat to international peace and security, and recalling

the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2325 on non-proliferation of weapons of

mass destruction,

19. Emphasizing the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace

negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict

reconstruction, as stated in the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace

and Security,

20. Welcoming the conclusions of the Conference on Digital Resilience of a Democratic

State, held as part of the Lisbon Conferences of the OSCE PA,

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The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls the attention of OSCE governments to the

following:

21. Urges a renewed commitment from OSCE participating States to the Organization's

principles of dialogue and detente in the spirit of the Helsinki Final Act, including through

the strengthening of arms control regimes, security sector reform, the development of

confidence- and security-building measures, the good-faith implementation of existing

agreements, and greater parliamentary oversight of military, security and intelligence

services;

22. Calls on OSCE participating States to ensure that fundamental human rights are respected

by all security and intelligence services, both public and private, and that the norms and

principles outlined by the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security are

fully implemented;

23. Urges renewed support for Global Exchange of Military Information to ensure the

continued annual exchange of information on major weapon and equipment systems and

personnel in participating States' conventional armed forces, on their territory as well as

worldwide;

24. Reiterates the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a process which fosters

transparency, predictability, threat perception and risk reduction;

27. Recommends that the implementation of confidence- and security building measures,

such as those anchored in the Vienna Document, be improved by expanding military-to-

military contacts and enhancing dialogue between participating States;

28. Further recommends that modernization of the Vienna Document include a greater level

of analysis of exchanged information to enhance the confidence- and security-building

effect of the already existing data provided by the Conflict Prevention Centre;

29. Reiterates the need for enhancing cybersecurity between States through confidence- and

security-building measures, as well as elaboration of binding international legal

framework, in order to prevent tension and conflicts stemming from the use of

information and communication technologies (ICTs), and to protect critical infrastructure

from cyber threats;

30. Promotes adequate and timely responses by national authorities to evolving threats

stemming from cybersecurity and ICTs, ranging from better forensics to innovative

approaches to prevent ICTs from becoming tactical facilitators for terrorists;

31. Urges nuclear weapons States of the OSCE area to recommit to nuclear non-proliferation

and disarmament, including by agreeing to no-first-use principles and arms reduction

strategies;

32. Calls for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 on

preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons;

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33.

Underlines the need for taking effective tailor-made measures to address specific risks

and challenges associated with grey zones, such as accumulation of undeclared,

unaccounted and uncontrolled military equipment and illegal military build-up, and calls

on the OSCE participating States to make full use of existing OSCE formats, including

the Forum for Security Cooperation and the Structured Dialogue to that end;

Reconfirms its previous positions on the crisis in and around Ukraine, and renews its

support for a settlement based on the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the

Minsk Agreements and the end to military hostilities, including the full withdrawal of

heavy-calibre weaponry by both sides, and full access to the OSCE's Special Monitoring

Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and humanitarian aid organizations;

34.

35. Reiterates its regret over the lack of progress towards the settlement of the Nagorno-

Karabakh conflict, calls on the parties to engage without further delay in substantive

negotiations with a view to finding the earliest possible sustainable solution to the

conflict, and urges the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group to redouble their efforts to

that end;

36. Reiterates its support for the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Georgia with full

respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country within its internationally

recognized borders, and emphasizes the necessity for the implementation of the EU-

mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, in particular for the withdrawal of

Russian military forces from Georgian territory, and the establishment of international

security mechanisms with the aim to ensure lasting peace and security on the ground;

37. Calls for continued engagement of the OSCE in the Western Balkans with the aim to

further consolidate democracy, strengthen stability and security, promote human rights

and support media freedom, and cautions against the rise of nationalist forces in the

region;

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls the attention of OSCE national parliaments to the

following:

39. Urges parliaments to provide comprehensive and fully effective oversight over the private

and public security sectors and to increase the Code of Conduct's legitimacy and

relevance through active political support, as well as to improve oversight and control

over their national intelligence services to ensure full respect for fundamental human

rights and to thoroughly investigate possible violations of domestic or international law;

40. Recommends that parliaments establish and strengthen parliamentary bodies for

a priori

and

ex post facto

scrutiny of security and intelligence services' activities, providing them

with appropriate mandates and resources in order to ensure effective democratic

oversight over intelligence activities;

41. Recalls that mediation and dialogue are widely recognized as cost-effective ways of

preventing, managing and resolving violent conflicts, and encourages the Parliamentary

Assembly to continue to take an active role in mediation.

OSCE, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 23: Praktik og procedurer i forbindelse med den årlige session i Berlin fra 7. til 11. juli 2018

GENERAL COMMITTEE ON

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

PROPOSED AMENDMENT to the DRAFT RESOLUTION

IMPLEMENTING OSCE COMMITMENTS:

THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENTS

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