OSCE should cease to play the role of an instrument, Peskov says

Moscow, SANA- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) should become a universal organization which is tackling security and cooperation issues in Europe, but not play a part of a tool, Russian Presidential Spokesman told Sputnik.

“It is very important that the OSCE ceases to play the role of an instrument, that it becomes a universal organization that really deals with issues of security and cooperation in Europe, which does not divide countries into first-rate and second-rate ones,” Peskov said.

All the suggestions that Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned in his Munich speech 15 years ago, are still up-to-date, including those on the OSCE, the spokesman added.

He reminded that the role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe should increase in the context of a series of consultations on security guarantees.

Peskov reiterated Moscow’s pursuit of cooperation with all countries, including Washington and Europe, especially in the fields of trade, economy and security issues.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri