Special Representative for Central Asia

There is currently no Special Representative for Central Asia.

Considering the need for active participation by national parliaments from Central Asia in the work of the OSCE PA, the President of the PA appointed Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland) as his Special Representative for Central Asia in May 2007.

Dr. Kiljunen, a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1995 to 2011, has long been active in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, including having served as Vice-Chair and Chair of the General Committee on Political Affairs and Security, and as Chair of the Parliamentary Team on Moldova. He was elected Vice-President in 2007, and has also led numerous OSCE PA election observation missions. With a background in development issues, Dr. Kiljunen has published many books, both in England and Finland, on global development.

Mandate:

• Encourage active participation by parliamentarians from Central Asia in the work of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly;
• Promote meetings and exchanges with national parliaments of the Asian Partner's for Co-operation, including Afghanistan, and support their participation in Assembly events as observers;
• Report to the President of the Assembly on developments regarding enhanced parliamentary dialogue in the Central Asian region.