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NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller has stressed the value of the OSCE as a forum for international dialogue.

“The OSCE is a pillar of the international rules-based order, and essential for continued peace and security in Europe,” Gottemoeller said in a keynote speech at the Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna on June 27.

The NATO official website published excerpts from her speech.

“Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of eastern Ukraine has undermined trust, predictability and security in Europe,” she said.

While NATO has sought and will seek a positive relationship with Russia, the North Atlantic Alliance must ‘take steps to deter and defend against Russia’s aggressive actions near NATO borders’, Gottemoeller added.