Regional co-operation focus of Deputy Head of OSCE Secretariat visit to Kyrgyzstan

Director of the OSCE Battle Prevention Centre (CPC) and Deputy Head of the OSCE Secretariat Tuula Yrjölä concluded her two-day go to to Kyrgyzstan the place she held bilateral conferences with host nation officers, and mentioned, inter alia, OSCE-Kyrgyzstan co-operation, particularly in gentle of the 30year anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s participation within the Group, regional co-operation, and present safety challenges.  

Throughout the assembly with Deputy Minister of International Affairs Dinara Kemelova, the edges mentioned co-operation with the OSCE Programme Workplace in Bishkek, led by Ambassador Alexey Rogov, and the Workplace’s actions aimed toward aiding Kyrgyzstan in implementing OSCE commitments and supporting host nation’s priorities. The dialogue was additionally centered on the socio-economic state of affairs within the nation, border safety, and implications of developments in Afghanistan for Kyrgyzstan. Particular consideration was paid to President Sadyr Japarov’s initiative to raised defend mountain ecosystems and construct local weather resilience in addition to attainable contribution the OSCE might make to assist these efforts, in gentle of the 2021 OSCE Ministerial Council choice No. 3/21 on Strengthening Co-operation to Handle the Challenges Attributable to Local weather Change.

Director Yrjölä’s assembly with the Deputy Chairperson of the Safety Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Taalatbek Masadykov was a chance to debate the implications of the developments in Afghanistan for Central Asia, and Kyrgyzstan’s coordination with the OSCE to counter transnational threats.  Masadykov additionally highlighted the necessary position the OSCE Academy performs in offering  larger schooling and connecting the youth from throughout Central Asia, Mongolia, Afghanistan and past.

Selling respect for elementary rights and freedoms of residents, electoral reform, freedom of speech, gender equality, combating home violence and rights of the kid had been among the many subjects mentioned on the assembly with the the Ombudsperson of the Kyrgyz Republic Atyr Abdrakhmatova. The events agreed to proceed working actively on precedence areas of the host nation.

Director Yrjölä additionally met civil society representatives to debate present challenges and actions. She visited the Programme Workplace to fulfill employees and the OSCE Academy the place she was up to date by its Director, Dr. Alexander Wolters, on the current efforts to broaden the Academy’s academic affords and educational partnerships. She  engaged with college students on their experiences on the Academy, in addition to shared concerning the work of the OSCE Battle Prevention Centre.  The OSCE Academy stays a flagship venture for the Group, and a singular academic establishment that brings collectively gifted youth from Central Asia, Mongolia and Afghanistan to advertise regional trade and co-operation.