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Lithuania starts chairing of the Human dimension committee of the OSCE

Updated 2009-01-16

Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation of Europe, Greece invited Lithuania to take over the Chairmanship of the Human dimension committee. "Attention to the human dimension - one of the main priorities of Lithuania in the OSCE. Respect of human rights and freedoms, strenghthening of democratic institutions, conducting of free and fair elections, rule of law, support of the media freedom directly contributes to the stability and security in the participating states of the OSCE. The Human dimension committee is the place where the discussions are hold on these topics. The commitments of the countries in these areas are also discussed in this committee. We accepted the offer of the Greek Chairmanship and we will do this job responsibly," - said permanent representative of Lithuania to the OSCE ambassador Renatas Norkus. In the picture - Permanent representative of Lithuania to the OSCE ambassador Renatas Norkus and Secretary General of the OSCE ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut.

In 2009 in Lithuania will be hold the summer session of the Parliament Assembly of the OSCE, where the human rights topic will be also discussed. The chairmanship over the Committee is significant step in preparation for the Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2011.

In 2007 in the OSCE were established three informal Committees - Security, Economic and Environmental, Human dimensions. Main tasks of the Human dimension's committee - preparation for the human dimension meetings, organization of the discussions about the implementation of the commitments by the country members, discussion of the trans-dimensional issues and preparation of the recommendations for the Permanent Council of the OSCE.

In meantime the OSCE unites 56 countries from Europe, North America and Central Asia.

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