POLITICS
OSCE-EU TROIKA DISCUSSES PROTRACTED CONFLICTS
Baku, November 18 (AZERTAC). The participants of the OSCE-EU Troika held in Brussels noted the two bodies` excellent level of co-operation in rebuilding trust between the participating States and shaping the future of European security through the dialogue launched by the OSCE Corfu Process.
They also emphasized the importance of joint work to settle the protracted conflicts in the region.
Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas, representing the Greek OSCE Chairmanship, stressed the need to take the European security dialogue forward at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens on 1 and 2 December, an event which will bring together the Foreign Ministers of the 56 participating States, including all 27 EU countries.
“Greece will be as ambitious in Athens as it has been throughout the year. We will seek a substantive decision on the follow-up to the Corfu Process. Greece looks forward to the support and backing of EU partners in this endeavour,” he said.