Western Balkan Countries Could Benefit by Using OSCE More

The OSCE is ready to continue to assist the region (OSCE/V.Pribilovic)

SARAJEVO, 2 June 2010 – Making more use of the tools that the OSCE provides would benefit the countries of the Western Balkans, the director of OSCE's Conflict Prevention Centre said today at the EU-Western Balkans meeting in Sarajevo.

“I invite the countries of the European Union and the Western Balkans to make use of the OSCE tools to achieve more stability on the basis of cooperative security,” Ambassador Herbert Salber said.. “The OSCE has assisted the region for over a decade now and is ready to continue to do so."

Today's meeting, organized by the Spanish EU Presidency with the support of the EU, gathered senior Balkan, EU leaders and international organizations engaged in the Western Balkans.