Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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The Tánaiste mentioned the United Nations and the OSCE working together to facilitate a peaceful resolution. Does he mean part of that would include the monitoring by the OSCE of the elections that are coming up? Given that Russia is a member of the OSCE, which operates on the basis of consensus, how does the Tánaiste see the OSCE functioning without Russia? I understand that one country can veto a whole policy. Is the OSCE free to do what it wants in the absence of the support or permission of Russia?