The head of the Foreign Ministry of North Macedonia and at the same time the chairman of the OSCE, Bujar Osmani, believes that discussions about suspending Russia’s membership in the organization have so far been “exhausted.”
Source: Osmani in an interview with a Spanish agency EFEreports “European truth”
Details: According to the head of the North Macedonian Foreign Ministry, discussions about Russia’s exclusion from the OSCE “have been exhausted, at least as of now.”
He noted that two arguments stand in the way of this: a legal one, which requires the consent of 56 of the 57 OSCE members regarding one of the organization’s members, and a political one, since some members consider the organization a forum for dialogue between countries with different views.
Although the OSCE makes decisions by consensus, there is a so-called “consensus minus one” formula that is applied in cases of serious violations of OSCE principles. In practice, it was used only once – against Yugoslavia in 1991.
“But we believe that this principle will not work now, since there are differences of opinion in the OSCE,” said the head of the North Macedonian Foreign Ministry.
He noted that some of the OSCE members view it as “a platform for dialogue between like-minded countries” with the aim of ensuring stability in Europe through joint activities.
We will remind:
Ukraine has repeatedly stated the need expel Russia from the OSCE, calling the Russian Federation the main threat to Europe. However, the last meeting of the organization at the ministerial level was attended by Russian Sergei Lavrov, who received permission to visit North Macedonia. In Skopje, Lavrov in his typical manner was rude to journalists and stated that the Russian Federation could block personnel decisions on which the further functioning of the OSCE depends.
More about what the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry did in North Macedonia – in the latest EuroPravda video.
2023-12-01 18:44:10
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