The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. File photoMOSCOW, May 18.Russia condemns the refusal to admit representatives from the Russian Federation to the OSCE humanitarian event, considers it as arbitrariness and a manifestation of discrimination, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. crisis institutions in peacetime». It was to be attended by representatives of Russian civil society, including members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. The current Polish chairmanship and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) initially confirmed the accreditation of the Russian participants, however, as the Russian Foreign Ministry noted, «literally on the eve of the event, under a far-fetched pretext, they withdrew it from almost all Russians.» are not sure of their so-called rightness, that they completely block other points of view that are different from the attitudes of the West? We categorically condemn what happened, we consider it as outright arbitrariness and a manifestation of discrimination against representatives of Russian civil society, «says Zakharova in a comment published on the portal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. «There is a frank unwillingness and inability of Warsaw to organize and hold events within the humanitarian dimension, as well as to fulfill the functions and duties of the current chairmanship,» the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added. .j pg» />Medinsky: Poland will take the western lands of Ukraine as soon as possible the formed list of participants does not stand up to criticism,» Zakharova said in a comment. It is noted that applications for Russian participation were sent within the agreed time frame and in accordance with the established rules. parties and the ODIHR do not meet the criteria of the 1992 OSCE Helsinki Document, namely the requirement that individuals or organizations representing civil society must not “recourse to acts of violence or publicly justify terrorism or the use of force.” Any specifics, of course , again n not sounded,” Zakharova added. She also noted that, in fact, “in the OSCE, Poland has stood in the forefront of countries promoting the policy of “cancelling” Russia.” “By depriving Russian public figures of the opportunity to discuss issues relevant to the Organization, Warsaw undermines confidence in the forum as platform for an impartial and pluralistic dialogue, grossly violates its mandate of the chairmanship,» Zakharova concluded.
