OSCEに関する安保理会合における志野大使ステートメント

 
Thank you, Madam President.

I would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Malta to the Security Council as the chair of the OSCE, and thank him for the insightful and comprehensive briefing today.

Japan pays tribute to the OSCE for the important role it has played in confidence-building among a great number of countries with diverse values and perspectives.

Unfortunately, there exist many places in today’s world where conflict could not be prevented due to the eroding trust among parties concerned in the region. Such situations have been further complicated and aggravated by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine that has had negative and destabilizing impacts around the world.

The role of the OSCE as a stabilizer or confidence-building mechanism that provides a forum for dialogue has never been more necessary.

Last month, Japan as the Presidency of the Council, held an open debate focused on promoting conflict prevention, reaffirming the importance of preventing human tragedies and devastating political, socio-economic, and financial impacts of conflicts. Clearly, it is far more difficult and costly to manage conflicts and restore peace once they break out.
 
Madam President,

Japan became the first OSCE Partner for Co-operation over 30 years ago, in 1992. Since then, Japan has been working with the OSCE to cope with global security challenges. We have been proudly contributing to the OSCE's activities in a wide range of areas, including election monitoring, assistance to Ukraine, counterterrorism, border control, and support for women from the WPS perspective.

This longstanding cooperation is based on the firm belief that peace and stability in the OSCE region is directly linked to that of the international community including the Asia-Pacific region.
 
Madam President,

We are confronted with the unacceptable situation in which an OSCE Member State, which is at the same time a permanent member of the UN Security Council, is continuing its war of aggression against another Member State, despite its mandated position to prevent and end conflict.  

We recall the strong statement from OSCE leaders in February demanding an immediate end to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. We reiterate our condemnation of Russia’s unacceptable violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty, the UN Charter, and the commonly agreed principles and commitments of the Helsinki Final Act and the Paris Charter, adopted by CSCE, the predecessor of the OSCE.

Japan will continue to cooperate with the OSCE to maintain and fortify the international order based on the rule of law. The international community must work together regardless of geographical boundaries.

Today is another good occasion to renew our commitment to peace and security under the UN Charter.

I thank you.