Cyprus Parliamentarian Kyriakos Hadjiyianni, special representative for the participation of civil society in the Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE attended Wednesday the 2022 OSCE Asian Conference in Geneva, focusing on “Strengthening security for all and by all – synergies and opportunities for co‑operation between Europe and Asia,”.
In his intervention Hadjiyianni said that nowadays when the relations between the states are disturbed due to the geopolitical and other issues, civil society can play a crucial rule in both national and international level in deescalating tension and promoting dialogue.
He said that the parliamentary assembly of OSCE is a platform for dialogue between the parliaments of the members states with the participation of civil society and offers expertise in a broad range of issues. Cyprus MP also spoke of the importance of cooperation between NGOs and national parliaments.
Hadjiyianni also praised the fact the civil society is present in many Asian countries and promotes issues such as gender equality, problems of warn-torn countries such as Afghanistanand issues related to vulnerable groups especially women and the youth.
Source: Cyprus News Agency