
Statement by the delegation of Ukraine in response to the address by President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Christine Muttonen
Delivered by Ambassador
Ihor Prokopchuk, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to
the International Organizations in Vienna, to the
1161st meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, 19 October 2017
Ukraine recognizes
the importance of parliamentary diplomacy to uphold principles and commitments,
enshrined, in particular, in the Helsinki Final Act and the Paris Charter, and
to promote the values of peace and democracy. Members of the Permanent
Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine actively participate in the Assembly’s meetings and initiated or
co-sponsored a number of Resolutions. We are pleased to note that the Head of
the Ukrainian delegation Mr.Artur Gerasymov
was re-elected this year as Vice-Chair of the OSCE PA General Committee on
Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment.
This year’s
OSCE PA Resolution “Restoration of sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Ukraine”, adopted at the annual session held in Minsk (Belarus), underscored the
validity of provisions of previous Assembly’s Resolutions that were ignored by
Russia and clearly articulated the Assembly’s condemnation of ongoing
violations committed by the Russian Federation in Donbas and Crimea.
Given the
gravity of the violations and taking into account the response of the OSCE PA,
formulated in its Resolutions and Declarations, we encourage the Assembly and
its respective General Committees to put high on the agenda the issue of prompt
and full implementation of the provisions of the adopted OSCE PA Resolutions.
Russia’s breach of its international obligations and commitments and disrespect
for the position of the OSCE democratic community remains the biggest threat to
security in Europe and continues to fuel the conflict started by Russia.
We support
the enhanced efforts of the Parliamentary Assembly in countering terrorism as a
significant threat to the OSCE participating States. This threat constantly
evolves taking up new forms and manifestations. An aspect of particular concern
and tragic repercussions for my country is state-sponsored terrorism. Early
this year Ukraine submitted a case to the UN Court of Justice on violation by
the Russian Federation of the International Convention on the Suppression of
the Financing of Terrorism. In April the Court confirmed the existence of the
dispute and will continue to consider the case on its merits.
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