On the PC Decision on the Theme, Agenda, and Modalities for the 30th Economic and Environmental Forum
As delivered by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Elisabeth Rosenstock-Siller
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
December 10, 2021
Thank you, Madam Chair.
The United States wishes to make an interpretative statement under paragraph IV.1(A)6 of the Rules of Procedure of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The United States welcomes the adoption of this decision and the 2022 Polish Chair’s efforts to promote comprehensive security, stability, and sustainable development in the OSCE area through sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In joining consensus on the Economic and Environmental Forum (EEF) theme, agenda, and modalities, the United States wishes to review and reiterate the commitments that participating States have made regarding inviting relevant organizations to the EEF. Relevance for the purpose of being invited to participate in the EEF has two essential elements: first, the international organizations’ expertise or programming relevant to the EEF theme of the year; and second, that those organizations’ goals and actions are consistent with the commitments participating States made at the 1999 Istanbul Summit in the Charter for European Security, paragraph III.32, and the Operational Document of the Platform for Co-operative Security, paragraphs I.1-2.
In addition, the continued involvement of civil society organizations, private sector representatives, and academics will also support a candid debate about today’s pressing economic and environmental challenges.
I request that this interpretative statement be attached to the decision and to the Journal of the Day.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
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