RUSSIA: BELARUS AND RUSSIA CRITICISE ROLE OF OSCE (ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE) IN KYRGYZSTAN

Record ID: 643530

  • Title: RUSSIA: BELARUS AND RUSSIA CRITICISE ROLE OF OSCE (ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE) IN KYRGYZSTAN
  • Date: 30th March 2005
  • Summary: (EUROPE) MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MARCH 30, 2005) (REUTERS) 1. WIDE OF THE MEETING BETWEEN RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV AND BELARUS FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI MARTYNOV 0.04 2. SCU: RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV ADDRESS BELARUS DELEGATION 0.09 3. SCU: BELARUS FOREIGN MINISTER AND MEMBERS OF DELEGATION AT TALKS 0.13 4. WIDE OF THE MEETING 0.17 5. SCU: CAMERA OPERATOR 0.22 6. WIDE OF THE PRESS-CONFERENCE 0.27 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV SAYING:"We should not forget that the only legitimate power body now in Kyrgyzstan is the parliament and this fact is recognized by everyone. And this parliament was formed, based on the results of the elections criticized by the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) observers. Now OSCE's representatives, including its secretary-general is trying to work with this parliament, accepting the fact that its election was legitimate. I think its a clear illustration of how problems can be created where they were possible to avoid." 1.06 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BELARUS FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI MARTYNOV SAYING:"The situation in Kyrgyzstan has confirmed serious concerns expressed by Belarus and Russia had expressed in regards with the OSCE's methods of election monitoring." 1.29 9. SERGEI LAVROV AND SERGEI MARTYNOV LEAVING THE ROOM 1.41 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Reuters ID: LVAA8FB8WIQNNI4QTP07F0VCYBO5
  • Story Text: Russia and Belarus criticise OSCE role in Kyrgyzstan.


    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his
    Belorussian counterpart Sergei Martynov on Wednesday (March
    30) ahead of a visit to Moscow early next week by Belarus
    President Alexander Lukashenko.

    The events in Kyrgyzstan were among several key issues
    discussed during Wednesday's talks in Moscow.

    Both Lavrov and Martynov criticised the role of the
    OSCE (the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in
    Europe) influencing the events in Kyrgyzstan, where mass
    street protests over elections criticised by the OSCE led
    to the toppling of the regime of President Askar Akayev.

    The Russian foreign minister said the OSCE was now
    finding itself in a position where it had to work with a
    new parliament, the process of election of which the
    organisation had criticised.

    "We should not forget that the only legitimate power
    body now in Kyrgyzstan is the parliament and this fact is
    recognised by everyone. And this parliament was formed
    based on the results of the elections criticised by the
    OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
    observers. Now the OSCE's representatives, including its
    secretary-general is trying to work with this parliament,
    accepting the fact that its election were legitimate. I
    think its a clear illustration of how problems can be
    created where they were possible to avoid," said Russian
    Foreign MInister Sergei Lavrov at a briefing after the
    talks.

    On Monday, the newly elected parliament of Kyrgyzstan
    finally took over and named Kurmanbek Bakiyev prime
    minister, a position that automatically made him acting
    president. OSCE Secretary-General Jan Kubis has visited
    Kyrgyzstan after the country's lightning coup to meet with
    its new leaders.

    Belorussian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov called on the
    OSCE to change its criteria for monitoring elections.

    "The situation in Kyrgyzstan has confirmed serious
    concerns expressed by Belarus and Russia had expressed in
    regards with the OSCE's methods of elections' monitoring,"
    said Martynov.


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