OSCE Summit in Astana is very important - OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
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OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut visited the studio of BBC and we asked him about his expectations from the forthcoming Astana Summit.
Marc Perrin de Brichambaut: To hold the Summit for the first time in 11 years is a great achievement for the Organization itself. I think it is good when the leaders of the member states have an opportunity to discuss their plans for future.
We need such top-level meeting today and the Summit to be held in Astana is very important for us. For the first time a Central Asian country, located on the post-Soviet area, initiated and insisted on necessity of organization of the Summit and exerts every effort to hold it. All of this takes place in the region which is a key one for the security of the OSCE member states. To my mind, it is a great chance as well as great responsibility.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is the nearest neighbor country of Kazakhstan. As is known, the country has experienced a great crisis this year. We also observe growing crisis in Tajikistan. What is the attitude of the OSCE to these problems? What can the Organization do in such situation?
All 56 countries of the OSCE act jointly. First of all, they demonstrate concern over the above-mentioned problems and readiness to ensure stability and protect these countries from the consequences of the crisis - to provide economic assistance and to support in education and construction. It is quite important, because joint actions of all representatives in Bishkek, for example, positively impacted the trajectory of transformation in Kyrgyzstan. And this work is continued there.
The OSCE and Kazakhstan were harshly criticized for ineffective actions during the crisis in Kyrgyzstan. The OSCE tried to deploy police forces in the south of the country, but it didn't manage to fulfill this mission. How to do you assess the OSCE measures speaking on the problem of Kyrgyzstan?
We could lead to consent all 56 member states including Kyrgyzstan in relation to deployment of a police group there. But then we had to deal with specific reality in the south of Kyrgyzstan which is very and very uneasy. However we haven't given up our mission and top-level experts are negotiating this issue in Bishkek now. They try to find a new acceptable platform. Alongside a new parliament is functioning in the country at present.
Our efficiency is reflected in decisiveness of all member countries and demonstration of extreme vulnerability of our work in such regions.
