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OSCE Secretary General visits Parliamentary Assembly

COPENHAGEN, 24 January 2012 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier stressed the importance of parliamentary engagement today during a meeting with OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver.

The two discussed prospects for closer co-operation between the Assembly and OSCE executive structures, including enhancing the OSCE's efforts to prevent and respond to emerging crisis situations.

"I highly value the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's contribution to the work of the Organization, and as Secretary General, I intend to reinforce our co-operation," Zannier said. The Parliamentary Assembly is a powerful tool to reach political constituents in our countries."

While in Copenhagen, Zannier also met with senior staff of the Assembly's International Secretariat, the Speaker of the Danish Parliament, Mogens Lykketoft, members of the Danish delegation to the OSCE PA and senior officials of the Danish Foreign Ministry.