N E W S L E T T E R

Vol. 6 No. 11/12 December 1999

OSCE Parliamentary President Helle Degn addresses the Istanbul Summit

In her address to the OSCE Summit on 18 November, Mrs. Helle Degn, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, congratulated the Norwegian Chairmanship and stated that the OSCE should seriously reconsider its decision-making process, as advocated by the Parliamentary Assembly since 1993. "It is hardly democratic when a single country can block the common will of 53 others and can prevent essential and timely action when it is needed. We have consistently advocated a modest change in the decision-making process which would mean no single country vetoes", said Mrs. Degn.

Read President Degn's speech. Click here ..

Bilateral meeting in Istanbul with President Eduard Shevardnadze of Georgia

On the occasion of the OSCE Istanbul Summit, Mrs. Helle Degn, met with President Eduard Shevardnadze of Georgia, President Askar Akaev of Kyrgyzstan, and President Heidar Aliev of Azerbaijan, in order to discuss recent events in their countries and the future plans of the Parliamentary Assembly. President Degn also met with Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa and Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian.

While meeting with President Shevardnadze, Mrs. Degn stressed her satisfaction with the generally positive report of the recent mission to the parliamentary elections in Georgia headed by OSCE PA Vice President, Bruce George. She also discussed ways that the Assembly hopes to follow up on the election observation, including a return visit by some Delegation members in the near future.

ref.: OSCE Newsletter. November/December 1999. Click here ..

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