Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development faces 'an existential crisis' due to the decline in trust among the participating countries amid Ukraine war – Turkish FM Cavusoglu
Undermining this vital platform will serve no one's interests, Mevlut Cavusoglu said, adding that"Türkiye will continue to actively support the OSCE's work because we have no other platform as inclusive as the OSCE".
"This year we are gathered under extraordinary circumstances due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Respect for territorial integrity, sovereignty, and political independence is at the core of the United Nations and is one of the founding principles of the OSCE," said Mevlut Cavusoglu in his remarks at the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in the Polish city of Lodz on Thursday.
Saying that the OSCE has "gained experience in managing the conflict cycle" in almost half-century since the 1975 Helsinki Accords, Cavusoglu stressed that the group's "inherent strengths, which is the core of the OSCE's comprehensive approach to security," must be reactivated.
"There are various other confidential initiatives that we are facilitating to end the ongoing war in Europe. A negotiated settlement is possible when diplomacy is given a chance of course," he stated, adding that such peace must be "a fair peace for Ukraine."
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