“International parliamentary cooperation is vitally important, especially in times of crisis”, said Sylvia Bretschneider, President of the BSPC, in her address to the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments in Oslo on 11-12 September. “The BSPC was established in 1991, in a period of dramatic events and profound political change. The primary goal was to establish the Baltic Sea as a sea of freedom and cooperation. BSPC was based on the conviction that cooperation and dialogue are central means to prevent conflict and promote joint progress”, she recalled. “I think this is worth keeping in mind now that we see the eastern neighborhood of the Baltic Sea Region being ravaged by dramatic and violent events”, she continued.
“We must make all efforts to solve conflicts by political dialogue and not by armed forces. Parliamentary cooperation is a powerful lever for transparent, democratic and fruitful political processes to handle contentious issues”, Bretschneider concluded.
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