Second Committee Chair Aknazarova addresses OSCE EEDIM in Vienna

COPENHAGEN, 24 October 2013 -- The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Second Committee, Roza Aknazarova (MP, Kyrgyzstan) took part in the 2013 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting held in Vienna on 21-22 October.

Aknazarova addressed the meeting's first session, outlining several recommendations for the OSCE's economic and environmental dimension, stemming from the 22nd Annual Session in Istanbul, as well as from last week's Autumn Meeting in Budva, Montenegro.

Specifically, she referred to the need to establish new monitoring mechanisms that would enable the PA to oversee the implementation of relevant Second Dimension commitments. She also urged participating States to pay more attention to emerging energy challenges while underscoring the importance of green growth opportunities.

Aknazarova further called for increased harmonization of trade and tackling problems related to labour migration.

In the OSCE PA's Istanbul Declaration adopted last July, the Assembly welcomed the holding of OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meetings and called for the results of these meetings to be better publicized. 

This is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is comprised of 323 parliamentarians from 57 countries spanning, Europe, Central Asia and North America. The Assembly provides a forum for parliamentary diplomacy, monitors elections, and strengthens international cooperation to uphold commitments on political, security, economic, environmental and human rights issues.