OSCE Risks Entering 2027 Without New Budget or Interdepartmental Chair.
The scope of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is struggling to reach an agreement on two key issues among its 57 participating countries, Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky told Russian media.
budget.
The US and Russia are against increasing spending, while European countries insist on sufficient funding for the organizations' activities.
The Turkish presidency opposes Cyprus' proposal to chair the OSCE in 2027. Georgia has also submitted its candidacy, but Moscow's position remains unclear, while the European Union has raised concerns about a democratic retreat in the country.
The meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, scheduled for December 3-4 in Lugano, Switzerland, will be a key opportunity to resolve the disputes.
The OSCE is currently in a sorry state due to the West's confrontational logic, Russian Minister Sergei Lavrov previously stated.
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