Consultations on the future role and presence of the OSCE in Ukraine will be resumed, the organization stressed.
The work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) will not be extended to Ukraine. The corresponding decision was blocked by the Russian Federation, according to the OSCE website on Thursday, March 31.
“OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid have expressed their sincere regret at the failure to reach a consensus on expanding the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine,” he said. of the statement.
It is indicated that the organization will continue consultations with participating countries on the future role and presence of the OSCE in Ukraine. For now, SMM will retain its administrative status as field operations and will continue to perform duties, including ensuring the security of mission members, property and premises.
As you know, the SMM was established in March 2014 at the request of the Ukrainian representation in the OSCE and the decision of the consensus of all 57 participating States. He is based in the Donbass. The mission has 1,291 members and is the largest in the organization.
Since its deployment in March 2014, SMM has released 2,432 daily and 242 intelligence reports.
Earlier, Zbigniew Rau called Russia’s attacks on civilians the terrorism of the Ukrainian state. He stressed that Russian troops use weapons prohibited by international agreements.
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Source: korrespondent
