“The incompleteness of the institutional construction affects the efficiency of the OSCE. The Organization, which was established almost 35 years ago, still does not have its own Charter, and this is preventing the OSCE from becoming a full-fledged subject of international law”, Uzbek official said.

Norov said: “Thereupon, we believe it is essential to focus efforts on the adoption of this fundamental document. We are convinced that only comprehensive reform of the OSCE will promote strengthening of an equal political dialogue, without artificial division of the participating states of the Organization to “leaders” and “being led”.

“OSCE should also adapt to the current realities characterized, among other things, by the fact that new countries of Europe and Asia with different historically formed political, economic and social systems have joined its structure”, he said.

At the moment, the active discussions are taking place with regard to the issue of holding the OSCE Summit in 2010, he noted.

Uzbek Foreign Minister said: “As a whole, we believe that it is important to hold a Summit of the OSCE participating States which have not been convened for more than 10 years. At the same time, the absence of consent and consensus on many pressing issues concerning security and humanitarian aspects of the OSCE activity does not allow to adopt during the last years an agreed text of the final document even within the Ministerial Council”.

“Therefore, before considering the question of holding Summit in 2010, in our opinion, it is necessary to find a compromise in the Organization on the important issues of current regional and world policy,” Norov added.