MOSCOW, November 26 (Sputnik), Alexander Mosesov — The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is not planning any revision of the 1975 Helsinki Accords, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Andrei Kelin told Sputnik Wednesday.
"We are not talking about the revision of the principles in any case, rather we trying to analyze the best ways to work on… security," Kelin told Sputnik News Agency in an interview.
As 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, the document that helped to establish an East-West dialogue on security during Cold War tensions, the diplomat explained that "two years ago in Dublin, it was decided that OSCE should approach this new milestone with a fresh look at the situation in the sphere of European security… Those ten principles- the Decalogue [10 main principles of the Helsinki Final Act], is necessary in modern life and must be implemented."
Earlier on Wednesday, media reported that the OSCE was planning a revision of European security, quoting Deputy of Russia's State Duma Vasiliy Likhachev.
Speaking about violations of the principles of international law, Kelin said that "Western partners have repeatedly violated the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of the state — one of the most important principles of the Helsinki Final Act. Force was used in Kosovo, Libya, Iraq. They also accuse us of things we do not agree with."
The accord, signed by 35 nations, concluded the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Helsinki, Finland in 1975. The non-binding accord was the first major attempt to improve relations between the West and the former Communist bloc countries and, adopted several core principles of relations among states: sovereign equality, respect for the rights inherent in sovereignty, refraining from the threat or use of force and inviolability of frontiers, among them.
