OSCE PA President meets with Ukrainian delegation on margins of Winter Meeting

VIENNA, 14 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic met on 13 February with members of Ukraine’s Delegation to the PA, including lawmakers from the Communist Party, Batkivshchyna, Party of Regions and UDAR, on the sidelines of the OSCE PA Winter Meeting. OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver also participated.

The President and the Ukrainian delegates shared views on the crisis in the country, with Krivokapic emphasizing the need for continued, constructive dialogue between political factions. He also underscored the potential of the Parliamentary Assembly to promote that dialogue, as a forum that brings together elected lawmakers from countries East and West of Vienna. President Krivokapic also reaffirmed the Assembly's offer to directly assist in mediation.

The delegates welcomed the Parliamentary Assembly’s monitoring of the situation in Ukraine and also expressed their support for the decision to hold a special parliamentary debate on the crisis on the afternoon of 14 February. 

The OSCE PA Winter Meeting continues the afternoon of 14 February with a debate on the current situation in Ukraine, among other issues. For streaming video during the Meeting, please see www.oscepa.org. Also visit the OSCE PA YouTube page at www.youtube.com/oscepa.

This is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is comprised of 323 parliamentarians from 57 countries spanning, Europe, Central Asia and North America. The Assembly provides a forum for parliamentary diplomacy, monitors elections, and strengthens international cooperation to uphold commitments on political, security, economic, environmental and human rights issues.