Russia blocked OSCE meeting in Warsaw – Blinken
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The annual OSCE meeting on the implementation of the human dimension did not take place in Warsaw, since the Russian Federation blocked the meeting.
Russia disrupted the annual OSCE meeting on the implementation of the human dimension. About it stated US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday 29 September.
“The leading conference on human rights in the Europe-Eurasia region was due to open yesterday in Warsaw, Poland. Unfortunately, the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2021 (HDIM) did not meet due to the decision of the Russian government to block the meeting. We deeply regret of this attempt by the Russian government to block verification of the deterioration of human rights (in the Russian Federation – ed.), “Blinken said.
According to him, the United States “still expects the OSCE and its participating States to hold annual HDIM meetings as required by law. number through free and fair elections. “
“The United States will not overlook human rights violations. We will continue to do our best to focus the full range of human rights concerns across the OSCE region, and we will work with allies and partners to uphold the principle of a comprehensive annual human rights review. measurements with the participation of civil society, “concluded Blinken.
We will remind that earlier the head of the OSCE, Ann Linde expressed regret in connection with Russia’s refusal to extend the mission’s mandate on the border with ORDLO. The mandate of the OSCE Border Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints across the Gukovo and Donetsk border will expire on 30 September.
It was also reported that OOS fears escalation without observers OSCE. The Commander of the Joint Forces commented on Russia’s refusal to extend the mandate of the OSCE mission at the border.
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