Præsidenten for OSCE PA Helle Degn besøger Repræsentanternes Hus den 2 feb.99

Helle Degn hilser bl.a. på formanden i Repræsentanternes Hus (House speaker) J. Dennis Hastert

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US-kongressens formand mr. Hastert - fra Helle Degns besøg i Kongres og Senat som OSCE Præsident

fra OSCE Newsletter feb./mar.1999

From 1 to 4 February 1999, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) President Helle Degn visited the USA to discuss recent OSCE developments and challenges facing the Organization, with particular attention being paid to the co-operation between the OSCE and other Euro-Atlantic institutions.

During her conversations with high-ranking officials from the State Department and the Pentagon, President Degn expressed satisfaction with the enhanced profile of the OSCE in United States Euro-Atlantic policies including the concept of the OSCE-NATO-EU Triple Crown of Summitry.

Ms. Degn again advocated a modified version of the OSCE decision-making consensus regime (approximate consensus), and drew attention to the need to further incorporate the parliamentary dimension of the OSCE in its activities.

In the course of her visit to Washington D.C., Mrs. Degn also had extensive talks on Capitol Hill, where she had bilateral meetings with 13 members of the House of Representatives, including: the Speaker, Mr. Dennis Hastert; the Chairman of the International Affairs Committee, Congressman Ben Gilman; and the Chairman of the Congressional OSCE Commission, Congressman Chris Smith. Ms. Degn was hosted on Capitol Hill by Congressman Steny Hoyer, Vice-President of the OSCE PA.

Ms. Degn also addressed the Congressional Women's Caucus.