The Review Conference held by the OSCE ahead of the Summit on 1 and 2 December for civil society organizations and participating States to assess the implementation of OSCE commitments concluded in Astana today.
"The great value of the OSCE meetings resides in the ability of civil society organizations to actively take part," said the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Konstantin Zhigalov. "The in-depth look into the status of implementation of the whole range of commitments across the OSCE has definitely proved to be vital and valuable."
The Astana segment of the Review Conference, which began on 26 November, follows two earlier segments held in Warsaw from 30 September to 8 October and in Vienna from 18 to 26 October.
"The Review Conference told us where we stand and where we can do better in the OSCE’s three dimensions, addressing the politico-military, the economic and environmental, and the human aspects of security," said OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut.
