Wednesday, June 28, 2006
11:00am
2359 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
United StatesTitle
Belgium’s Chairmanship of the OSCE
Official Transcript:
Members:
Name:
Hon. Sam Brownback
Title Text:
Chairman
Body:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Name:
Hon. Chris Smith
Title Text:
Co-Chairman
Body:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Statement:
Name:
Hon. Ben Cardin
Title Text:
Ranking Member
Body:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Statement:
Name:
Hon. Joseph Pitts
Title Text:
Commissioner
Body:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Statement:
Witnesses:
Name:
Karel De Gucht
Title:
Chairman-in-Office
Body:
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Statement:
The Belgian Government assumed Chairmanship of the OSCE in January 2006. The first half of 2006 saw a number of developments within, and adjacent to, the OSCE region that formed the focus of the hearing. Among the issues addressed were developments in Central Asia and neighboring Afghanistan, the emergence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the political situation in the Caucasus, and human rights trends in the Russian Federation.
Commissioners also focused on OSCE democracy-promotion work, with a special emphasis on election monitoring, programs to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, and initiatives aimed at promoting greater international cooperation to curtail human trafficking and child pornography.
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