Frank Belfrage: We must not take peace for granted (2)

On behalf of the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, Frank Belfrage, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, underlined that this summers tragic events in Georgia have shown that we still have a lot of work ahead in building the common European home. And how right it is to keep reminding ourselves that we must not take peace for granted.

Quoting his Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt summing up the informal ministerial meeting held in New York on 24 September, he added : The situation is a serious challenge to the organisation and the values it stands for. Security and development must be based on a peaceful settlement of national and international conflicts as well as respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. Mr Belfrage recalled that the ministerial meeting reaffirmed the seriousness of the conflict and its consequences. Business as usual is not an option for a value-centered organisation designed to be the guardian of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

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