The Chairman of the OSCE, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta, Jan Borg, did not support the proposal of Polish Minister Radosław Sikorski to suspend Russia's membership in the OSCE and considered that it is important for the organization to engage with those who can immediately stop it. the war.

Borg said there are many organizations like the OSCE that Russia is not a member of.

"I would like the member states to sit at the same table with Russia and tell them to stop this war and withdraw from Ukrainian territory," he said at the last press conference after a two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization countries. for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OECD) in Malta, "Malta Today" reports.

He said it is easy to talk and agree between friends and allies, but in the context of war, it is more challenging to "cooperate with those who started it and can immediately stop this war."

Borg said that Malta has full confidence in the OSCE and its role in promoting peace, security and dialogue even against the background of war.

"Even in difficult situations, this organization remains a cornerstone of multilateralism," he said.

He added that reaching a consensus among all participating countries is not an easy task, especially in times of division.

"This is not a matter of convenience, but of necessity. It is often more important to cooperate with those who disagree with us. That is the essence of the OSCE", said the chairman of the OSCE.

The head of Polish diplomacy appealed on Thursday for the suspension of Russia's membership in the OSCE, on the first day of the meeting of the Council of Ministers of this organization in Malta.

"This is a fundamental dispute: is it possible to be a member of an organization that was founded to protect certain principles, and then to violate all those principles one by one and at the same time remain a member of this organization?" I personally don't think so," said the statement sent to the PAP.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the meeting, which caused opposition among some delegations. The representatives of several of them, including Sikorski, left the hall during Lavrov's speech, the Polish agency reminds

One of the decisions reached by consensus during the Malta summit was the appointment of four key positions in the OSCE, including the post of Secretary General.

Feridun Sinirlioglu from Turkey has been appointed as the Secretary General of the OSCE.

Maria Telalian from Greece has been appointed as the director of ODIHR, and Christoph Kamp from the Netherlands is the new High Commissioner for National Minorities of the OSCE.

Jan Brattu from Norway will be the new OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, it was announced on the organization's website