Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 19 / Trend, V. Zhavoronkova/
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) estimates political stability as important element of successful regional infrastructural development of the Central Asia, the organization reported on Monday.
"Need for political stability and mutual confidence is vital prerequisites for successful regional infrastructural development," Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek said at the "Regional/transboundary cooperation in energy" conference held at OSCE Academy on Monday.
The conference was focused on current and future pan-regional energy projects and their social and environmental management.
In his opening remarks Tesoriere pointed to "exciting new pan-regional project possibilities" and their "significant strategic, economic and social impact promise."
He also underlined that the delivery and operational management of such large projects should incentivize regional nations in their co-operation on enhanced collective peace and security.
The conference was jointly organized by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and the Embassy of France in Kyrgyzstan in the framework of France's G8 Chairmanship. It brought together representatives of the French foreign ministry, bilateral ambassadors in Kyrgyzstan, international and non-governmental organizations, the World Bank (WB), the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and other international financial institutions as well as local authorities.
Participants discussed presentations by international experts on topics such as cross-border energy supply and the region's energy deficits as well as current projects such as the Central Asia South Asia Regional Electricity and Trade (CASA-1000) and the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline.
The event formed part of the Initiative for Prosperity of the Border Regions, launched earlier in 2011 by France in the framework of its G8 Chairmanship and aimed at developing cross-border co-operation around Afghanistan.
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek was established to promote and enhance the OSCE's principles and values in Central Asia by providing a forum for professionals and students to study international relations, comprehensive security, democratization, the rule of law and human rights.