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The dialogue between Russia and the West continues at the OSCE in Vienna

Following the bilateral meeting of Russian and American diplomats in Geneva and the Russia-NATO Council talks in Brussels, the OSCE / ODIHR Permanent Council in Vienna is scheduled to continue today. dialogue between Moscow, Washington and their European allies.

NATO and Moscow spoke on Wednesday of deep “differences” on security in Europe.

Similarly, no significant progress is expected in Austria today.

“I do not think there will be any concrete results this week. Our main goal is to establish a dialogue,” said US Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter.

“Yes, our positions are in stark contrast to those (of Moscow), but that does not mean we can not find common ground,” he told Russia’s independent television network Dozhd. we will deepen the talks in the coming months “.

Today will be the first meeting of the year for the OSCE, in the presence of the ambassadors of its 57 member countries.

This morning, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rao will present the priorities of his country, which holds the OSCE chairmanship this year. Then the general secretary of the organization Helga Schmidt will give a press conference at 12:30 (13:30 Greek time).

The United States and Europe have accused Russia of plotting to invade Ukraine, with Moscow saying the deployment of tens of thousands of Russian troops on the border with the neighboring country is a response to the growing and hostile presence in NATO.

On the ground, conditions have worsened for OSCE observers in pro-Russian separatist-controlled areas of Ukraine, the US ambassador said, adding that he was “extremely concerned”.

Since 2014, the OSCE has undertaken to monitor compliance with the Minsk peace agreements in eastern Ukraine.

“Inspection missions have not detected anything unusual on the ground at the moment, but at the border” it is impossible for us to know what is happening, “Carpenter explained.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also appeared worried on Wednesday. “The risk of a new conflict is real. The way out of the crisis is based on Russia. It must commit to de-escalation,” he said.

Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

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Source From: Capital

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