Austrian FM Ursula Plassnik stated that peaceful settlement of frozen conflicts in Transnistria, Nagorno Karabakh and South Ossetia «depends on ensuring democracy in entire OSCE space.» The FM of Austria, which presides the EU, states it after a meeting of the OSCE Troika led by organization Chairman-in-Office Karel de Gucht. «Strengthening democracy is a basic precondition for lasting peace,» Ursula Plassnik said, reports Mediamax.





