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OSCE will harness the opportunities created by the positive momentum in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák, when presenting the priorities of the Slovak Chairmanship to the Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday.

In his opening remarks, Lajčák pointed out that all the tools needed to overcome current security challenges already exist. “In fact, many lie right here, at the OSCE,” he added.

Elaborating on the Chairmanship’s priority of conflict prevention and resolution, Lajčák drew attention to the human suffering caused by protracted conflicts, OSCE said in a press release.

Special attention will be given to the situation in and around Ukraine, he noted.

Lajčâk also acknowledged the recent intensification of dialogue and the decrease in ceasefire violations and casualties in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Introducing the Chairmanship’s another priority - a safer future - Lajčák said that if the OSCE is to make a difference in the lives of people, it cannot focus only on the challenges of today.