Lukashevich: Moscow has no intention of revising 1975 Helsinki Final Act
MOSCOW. Dec 2 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has denied media reports alleging that Moscow plans to revise the Helsinki Final Act. In fact, Moscow is proposing that a new platform for the discussion of contemporary security challenges to Europe be developed, he said.
"This is a completely different issue. We are not calling for the revision of fundamental agreements, which were approved in 1975 and laid down the foundation of the security architecture of modern European, but instead suggest that a new conceptual platform be developed to discuss current threats to the modern security architecture," Lukashevich said at a press briefing in Moscow.
The principles of the Helsinki Final Act remain important; they should be confirmed under present-day circumstances and consensus should be reached in their interpretation and fulfillment, the senior Russian diplomat underscored.
"An attempt to do so was made in the European Security Charter signed in Istanbul in 1999," Lukashevich said.
