OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General condemn heinous attacks in London

VIENNA, 22 March 2017 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today condemned the abject attacks in London, offering their sincere condolences to the families and friends of those killed, and wishing those hurt and caught up in the incidents a rapid recovery.

“Today’s attack in London’s Westminster, the heart and the centre of British democracy, is a brazen attack on our common values and an attempt to instill fear in our societies,” said Kurz. “We will stand together to protect our democratic and open societies. We commit ourselves to working together in countering hatred, fanaticism, violent extremism and terrorism.”

Secretary General Zannier said: “The attacks in the vicinity of the British Houses of Parliament are an attempt to undermine our democratic societies. Instead of reacting as the terrorists want, we will work together to intensify our joint efforts to stand up to forces that use violence and fear to exploit what still divides us.”