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MINSK, 3 July (BelTA) – The Minsk declaration will be adopted as a result of discussions during the 26^th summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA), BelTA learned from Vladimir Andreichenko, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus.

The MP explained that the agenda of the forthcoming OSCE PA summer session includes reports of three general committees: on political affairs and security; on economic affairs, science, technology, and environment; on democracy, human rights, and humanitarian affairs. “Resolutions to be adopted as a result of the discussion will become the foundation of the Minsk declaration, which will formulate recommendations for national governments, parliaments, and the international community on responding to pressing challenges and threats,” said Vladimir Andreichenko.

In his words, the declaration will also include several additional resolutions, which are initiated by individual parliamentarians. The resolutions target quite a large number of matters, including counterterrorism, migration challenges, prevention of interfaith enmity, stronger energy security and many other things, noted the head of the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament.

The summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will take place in Minsk on 5-9 July. The Belarusian side suggested for consideration a resolution focusing on developing timely and effective legislative, regulatory, and administrative measures to respond to the emergence of new psychoactive substances.