On July 18, in New York, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin held a meeting with Chairman of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on International Information Security (IIB), Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN in New York Burhan Ghafoor.
An exchange of views took place on the activities of the OEWG, with a focus on the outcome of its eighth session (New York, July 8-12), at which the third annual report of the Group was adopted. The importance of bringing the positions of the UN member states closer together in order to reach a text acceptable to all. The key achievement noted in the report was the consolidation of the decision to create a single universal negotiating mechanism on IIB issues under the auspices of the United Nations after the end of the current OEWG in 2025, as well as the coordination of its main parameters, including consensus decision-making and the possibility of developing legally binding norms in this area.
A “reconciliation of hours” was carried out regarding further practical steps in the framework of the discussion of the IIB issues at the UN site. The Russian side stressed the need for progressive movement towards the formation of an international legal regime for regulating this area and continuing discussions on this matter both within the framework of the current OEWG and in the future negotiation format.
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