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Russia Favors OSCE Reform - Deputy PM Ivanov

MUNICH. Feb 5 (Interfax) - Moscow insists that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) should be involved in the improvement of security in all member-states, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov.

"The goal of Russia's policy is to make sure that the OSCE again meets its primary mission: the strengthening of the security of all countries the organization includes," Ivanov said at the Munich Conference on Security Policy on Sunday.

"The desired goal can be achieved only if all are treated equally and there is mutual respect for the parties' interests," Ivanov said.

"Certainly, we can talk about some disagreements in Russia's and the West's positions in the OSCE. But you can't deny the fact that a large coalition that stands for reform has appeared among OSCE members. This coalition includes Russia, other CIS countries, and a lot of Western states," Ivanov said.

"Combining our efforts within the framework of the common European process, we have managed to create quite a solid basis for continuing constructive dialogue on the entire range of global and regional security problems," Ivanov said.

"It is important not to stop at what we have already achieved. We need to move ahead and develop a general European military-political strategy through the coordination of national concepts in the area of security based on the UN Charter and the principles of international law. I believe that this goal is quite realistic. It is possible to achieve it if we are able to translate the common vision of new partner- like relations into the language of practical steps. Europe can count on Russia as a reliable, predictable, and responsible partner in this," he said.

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