🎙Read excerpts from the statement by Permanent Representative of Russia to the OSCE A.Lukashevich «On the statement of the OSCE Secretary General F. Sinirlioglu» (meeting of the OSCE PC, 30.01.2025)
💬 We are pleased to welcome the OSCE Secretary General to the Permanent Council. We sincerely congratulate esteemed Mr. F. Siniglioğlu on his appointment to this important post. You are starting your work at a time when our Organization is going through difficult times – mistrust and confrontation are off the charts, and the very foundations of the OSCE, laid by wise politicians in 1975, are under threat.
🌐 Against the background of the highest military and political tensions, the OSCE leadership has a special responsibility – not to aggravate interstate disagreements, but, on the contrary, to consolidate diplomatic efforts in order to prevent a terminal military scenario that would be catastrophic for the European continent. The importance of the position of the Secretary General in the OSCE is difficult to overestimate. He has the important function of coordinating the executive structures, as well as facilitating political dialogue between the participating States. We are confident that as the chief administrative officer, the Secretary General will strictly follow his mandate, consult with the participating States and take into account their opinions, without taking the side of any group of countries.
🤝 We wish esteemed Mr. F. Siniglioğlu success in this important international post. Representatives of the Russian Federation are ready for the closest cooperation with you to resolve the pressing issues on the agenda of our common Organization.
💬 We are pleased to welcome the OSCE Secretary General to the Permanent Council. We sincerely congratulate esteemed Mr. F. Siniglioğlu on his appointment to this important post. You are starting your work at a time when our Organization is going through difficult times – mistrust and confrontation are off the charts, and the very foundations of the OSCE, laid by wise politicians in 1975, are under threat.
🌐 Against the background of the highest military and political tensions, the OSCE leadership has a special responsibility – not to aggravate interstate disagreements, but, on the contrary, to consolidate diplomatic efforts in order to prevent a terminal military scenario that would be catastrophic for the European continent. The importance of the position of the Secretary General in the OSCE is difficult to overestimate. He has the important function of coordinating the executive structures, as well as facilitating political dialogue between the participating States. We are confident that as the chief administrative officer, the Secretary General will strictly follow his mandate, consult with the participating States and take into account their opinions, without taking the side of any group of countries.
🤝 We wish esteemed Mr. F. Siniglioğlu success in this important international post. Representatives of the Russian Federation are ready for the closest cooperation with you to resolve the pressing issues on the agenda of our common Organization.
