OSCE PA President Supports Russia's Idea to Create Anti-Terror Committee

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen has supported the creation of a special inter-parliamentary committee on fight against terrorism, Russian lawmaker Nikolay Kovalev said Friday.

VIENNA (Sputnik) — Kovalev has previously proposed to create inter-parliamentary working groups on countering terrorism and cyberattacks at the 2016 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly summer session in Tbilisi.

"The idea to create a special the special committee has been supported," Kovalev told reporters after a meeting of the Russian delegation with Muttonen at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session.

The winter session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is taking place in Vienna on February 23-24. Human rights, the issue of climate change and international terrorism are among the key issues on the agenda.