PORTUGAL: THE ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE) ENDS ADOPTS NEW CHARTER ON FIGHTING TERRORISM

Record ID: 590774

  • Title: PORTUGAL: THE ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE) ENDS ADOPTS NEW CHARTER ON FIGHTING TERRORISM
  • Date: 9th December 2002
  • Summary: (U7) OPORTO, PORTUGAL (DECEMBER 7, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. SLV EXTERIORS OF MEETING SITE; FLAGS; SECURITY (4 SHOTS) 0.24 2. SLV DELEGATES GATHERING FOR CLOSING SESSION; MV DELEGATES FROM GEORGIA; MOLDOVA; BELARUS; MV DELEGATES FROM AZERBAIJAN; MV RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANON STANDING WITH UNIDENTIFIED MINISTERS (6 SHOTS) 1.01 2. SLV MARTINS DA CRUZ AT FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE FLANKED BY DAAN EVERTS (RIGHT) NETHERLANDS AMBASSADOR WHO WILL TAKE OVER THE 2003 OSCE PRESIDENCY, AND ANCA ILINOIU OF ROMANIA, (LEFT) 1.03 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) DAAN EVERTS NETHERLANDS AMBASSADOR SAYING "In the past we have not had ministerials who did not conclude with a consensus outcome, and so you are writing history here, and with coming out a package of conclusions, declarations of decisions that are truly important." 1.27 4. SLV PRESSER 1.31 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) MARTINS DA CRUZ, WHO HOLDS THE OSCE'S ROTATING PRESIDENCY "We approve here in the OSCE an important declaration on fighting the terrorism, this was the priority of the Portuguese Presidency, and we managed to succeed in order to send a strong message to the world, that 55 countries of the OSCE considered the fighting against terrorism a priority." 2.06 6. MV PHOTOGRAPHERS PROTESTING AGAINST COLLEAGUE DETENTION WITH CAMERAS ON FLOOR (6 SHOTS) 2.57 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th December 2002 12:00
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  • Location: OPORTO, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Reuters ID: LVA4TTVQC2OG37AAP894DME4VEWF
  • Story Text: The organisation for Security and Co-operation in
    Europe (OSCE) ended its 10th ministerial council on Saturday
    by adopting an OSCE Charter on Preventing and Combating
    Terrorism and agreeing guidelines to meet new challenges to
    security in the 21st century.

    The Organization for Security and Co-operation ended
    its 10th Ministerial Council on Saturday by adopting an OSCE
    Charter of preventing and Combating Terrorism and agreeing
    guidelines to meet new challenges to security in the 21st
    century.

    The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, portuguese foreign minister
    Antonio Martins da Cruz said the two-day meeting in Oporto had
    been faithful and productive.

    The 55-States adopted a Oporto Ministerial Declaration
    entitled "Responding ti Change" in which they committed
    themselves "to work together to protect our peoples from
    existing and emerging threats to security".

    Ministers also adopted measures to ensure that the OSCE
    continued to adapt to meet the new challenges. This adaptation
    involves institutional reforms.

    "In the past we have not had ministerials who did not
    conclude with a consensus outcome, and so you are writing
    history here, and with coming out a package of conclusions,
    declarations of decisions that are truly important." Said Daan
    Everts Ambassador of the Netherlands, who will take over the
    OSCE Presidency in 2003.

    They also adopted measures to ensure that the OSCED concept of comprehensive security, embracing the politico-military economic
    and environmental and human dimensions of security is not an
    empty one. They agreed to hold an Annual Security Review Conference, starting in 2003, and to continue reinforcing the economic and environmental dimension.

    The chairmanship received a letter from the Minister of
    Foreign Affairs of Belarus with a proposal for the mandate of
    the new OSCE presence in Minsk. Consultations will continue in
    Vienna next week in order that a new OSCE presence in Belarus
    could start next January.

    " We approve here in the OSCE an important declaration on
    fighting the terrorism, this was the priority of the
    Portuguese Presidency, and we managed to succeed in order to
    send a strong message to the world, that 55 countries of the
    OSCE considered the fighting against terrorism a priority".

    Said Martins da Cruz who holds the osce's rotating presidency.

    Earlier in the morning near the conference building, riot
    police dispersed with batons a small demonstration against the
    OSCE meeting in Oporto.

    A dozen people belonging to radical movements and a
    newspaper photographer, were detained for questioning but
    later released.

    Photographers at the OSCE meeting refused to cover the
    final session on Saturday until their colleague was freed.


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