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Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly
March 23, 2022
Online meeting on "The role of the OSCE in addressing the conflict in Ukraine and its consequences"
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
On 23 March 2022, members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) met in the context of the Call for Action – Helsinki+50 Process to discuss the war in Ukraine. The meeting began with remarks by Ms. Margareta Cederfelt, President of the OSCE PA, and Mr. Roberto Montella, Secretary General of the OSCE PA. Participants were then addressed by Ms. Sereine Mauborgne, Head of French Delegation to the OSCE PA; Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities; Mr. Kyriakos Hadjiyianni, OSCE PA Special Representative on Civil Society Engagement; Mr. Konstantine Vardzelashvili, Head of Democratization Department, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights; and Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and Deputy Head of the OSCE Secretariat.
In the open debate that followed these presentations, more than 15 OSCE PA members intervened on the subject of the war in Ukraine. Senator Marilou McPhedran spoke on behalf of the Canadian delegation. In her remarks, Senator McPhedran reflected on the role that the international community – and the United Nations General Assembly in particular – must play to support the protection of civilians in Ukraine. The other Canadian parliamentarians to participate in the meeting were Senator Gwen Boniface, Senator Pierre Dalphond, Senator Amina Gerba, Senator Clément Gignac, and Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament.
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