Poland convenes extraordinary OSCE meeting on Ukraine

Poland, which is at the helm of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said on Sunday it convened an extraordinary session on Ukraine.

Russia's and Belarus' joint military exercises "Union Courage-2022".

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The session of the group's Permanent Council was requested by Ukraine to take place on Monday, according to a statement posted on Twitter by Poland's permanent representative to the OSCE, Adam Hałaciński.

Upon request of @UKRinOSCE the 🇵🇱 @PLinOSCE will convene an extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Council of the @OSCE. I invited Special Rep @mikko_kinnunen and Chief of @OSCE_SMM to participate. Addressing security concerns is #OSCE’s primary task.#OSCE2022POL pic.twitter.com/SYdPLHb8Zd

— Adam Hałaciński (@AdamHalacinski) February 20, 2022

In an interview with state news agency PAP, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński said that the purpose of the meeting is to “discuss everything that has happened in recent hours and what steps the OSCE should take in this situation in order to - above all - bring about a de-escalation of tension”.

“We are using all available tools in order to avoid an armed conflict,” Jabłoński added.

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Source: PAP