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Slovakia Brings Focus on Issue of Energy Security at OSCE Session
Wednesday 02 December 2009 Zoom in | Print page
Athens/Bratislava, December 2 (TASR) - Slovakia succeeded on Wednesday in highlighting energy security at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) summit in Athens, with attendees of the ministerial session approving a decision on strengthening energy security as brought forward by Slovakia, Greece and the U.S.A.
Spokesman for the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry Peter Stano told TASR that the move lays the groundwork for extended involvement of OSCE in this area, with Slovakia aiming to employ OSCE's possible measures and mechanisms to boost trust among member states.
"Security and reliability of energy supplies has a direct impact on overall security in Europe," said Lajcak in his address at the session back on Tuesday. The Slovak official called for a pragmatic stance with respect to energy security.
He also highlighted the need for using the organisation's capabilities vis-a-vis the fight against global threats, in the area of boosting energy security and in a more intense involvement into projects on cooperation with Afghanistan.
The meeting in Athens was the culmination of Greece's OSCE presidency this year. Overall, the discussion is focusing on the future of energy security, labelled as the Corfu Process.
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