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Post by account_disabled on Mar 3, 2024 21:43:37 GMT -6
Last week, a Swiss newspaper described in detail the crisis of leadership positions in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), starting with the Secretary General (until now Swiss), the director of ODIHR, the Representative for Freedom of the Media, etc. Decision-making on them is done unanimously by the member states. The reappointment of the existing incumbents, proposed by Albania, which holds the next presidency, was initially blocked by several Central Asian states that had reservations about these persons. Then the crisis was not resolved, and some Western countries, for other reasons, expressed their vote against the reappointment. The newspaper emphasized that in such Cambodia WhatsApp Number Data cases the next presidency engaged with the member states to find a compromise, but in the case of Albania, with its few diplomatic resources, this could not be expected; as a result, the proposal of the presidency failed. Just last week, Sweden presented its priorities for the next presidency of the OSCE, which it takes on January 1, 2021. If this announcement six months ago, so early to an unusual extent, is related to the long-term planning of stable which is typical for Northern Europeans, or with some impatience towards the Albanian presidency, this is unclear and analysts are unable to reach a consensus. For a long time, the OSCE has been encouraging non-large member states to take over the next presidency with the positive intention of promoting their responsibility and international experience even considering the disadvantage of limited resources, as explained above. In 2015, the next presidency was held by Serbia. But it was made clear to Belgrade in advance that it would not mix with the states of the former Yugoslavia, and Switzerland was designated as a "presidency companion" as well: a sui generis formula intended as an emergency brake. Similar considerations and the idea of regional balance may have influenced Albania to take the next presidency for 2020.
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