BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 4. Azerbaijan supports
the priorities set by Switzerland within the framework of its OSCE
chairmanship and considers it important to effectively use the
organization's potential, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun
Bayramov said at a joint briefing with Member of the Federal
Council of Switzerland and Head of the Federal Department of
Foreign Affairs, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ignazio Cassis, in Baku
today, Trend's
correspondent reports from the event.
The minister noted that since January of this year, Switzerland
has been chairing the OSCE, and the organization's agenda includes
important areas such as science diplomacy, innovative technologies,
water resources management, energy security, and digital
security.
"We welcome these priorities. We believe that expanding
cooperation in these areas within the OSCE area is extremely
important in terms of economic growth and improving people's
well-being," Bayramov also said.
The minister emphasized that currently there is a complex and
unstable security environment in the OSCE area.
According to him, active cooperation of member states based on
consensus and the use of all existing capabilities of the OSCE are
necessary for the organization to maintain its importance in such
conditions.
"Azerbaijan is committed to these principles and intends to
continue its active efforts in this direction," Bayramov added.
