{"id":18871,"date":"2025-12-04T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18871"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:41:50","slug":"ahmad-shahidov-speaks-to-baku-tv-from-vienna-about-the-osce-ministerial-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18871","title":{"rendered":"Ahmad Shahidov speaks to Baku TV from Vienna about the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u018fhm\u0259d \u015eahidov AT\u018fT Nazirl\u0259r \u015euras\u0131n\u0131n Vyana toplant\u0131s\u0131 bar\u0259d\u0259 Avstriyadan Baku TV&#039;y\u0259 dan\u0131\u015f\u0131b\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zlqOwQRngkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The OSCE Ministerial Council convened today in Vienna amid one of the most serious political crises the organization has faced in recent years. With the participation of 57 foreign ministers, the meeting focuses on the institutional future of the OSCE, the fragmentation of the European security architecture, and ways to overcome the organizational paralysis caused by blocked consensus mechanisms and unresolved budget issues.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov, who is currently in Vienna following the meeting on the ground, told Baku TV that this gathering is far more than a routine annual event: \u201cThe failure to adopt the budget, restrictions placed on field missions, and the constant blocking of decisions have effectively turned the OSCE into a non-functioning structure. That is why the main topic in Vienna is restoring dialogue and defining the organization\u2019s future mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov noted that European media is framing the meeting as \u201ca test for the OSCE\u2019s future,\u201d emphasizing the indirect but dominant role of the Ukraine\u2013Russia war: \u201cAlthough there is no separate \u2018Ukraine\u2019 item on the official agenda, the core of all closed-door discussions is the conflict. Humanitarian conditions in Ukraine, border security issues, and Russia\u2019s new terms are being actively debated. The OSCE\u2019s current format has proved unable to adequately respond to crises like Ukraine, raising deeper questions about the organization\u2019s relevance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Vienna meeting is unlikely to produce major breakthroughs, but the continuation of dialogue itself is significant in the current tense geopolitical environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18872\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bakutv_04.12.2025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OSCE Ministerial Council convened today in Vienna amid one of the most serious political crises the organization has faced in recent years. 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