Finland has endorsed for one year Tuesday the presidency of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said the Finnish government said in a statement.

The Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ilkka Kanerva becomes the new President of the OSCE after the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Angel Moratinos, when Spain held the presidency in 2007. This is the first time that Finland plays such a role within the OSCE, the statement said.

“The President of Finland will focus on enhancing the operations of the organization and respect of commitments”, according to Kanerva.

It is characterized by many uncertainties, “he added. The question of Kosovo and the continued dispute concerning the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe will be central to the debate this year, said the minister.

The new president will detail the priorities of the presidency in his speech January 10 in Vienna to the Permanent Council, the main decision making body of the OSCE. Then he will travel to Ukraine and Moldova, where the OSCE conducts operations, the statement said.

The OSCE comprises 56 member countries including European countries, countries of South Caucasus, the five Central Asian countries, the United States and Canada.

芬兰在2008年欧安组织主席

芬兰已通过一年（欧安组织）周二的安全与合作组织主席说，芬兰政府在声明中说。

外交部长伊尔卡芬兰外长卡内尔瓦成为欧安组织的新总统后，外交部莫拉蒂诺斯时，西班牙在2007年举行总统西班牙部长。这是芬兰首次在欧安组织范围内发挥这样的作用，声明说。

“芬兰总统将着眼于提高组织和承诺方面的行动”，根据卡内尔瓦。

它由许多不确定性的特点，“他补充说。科索沃问题和争端继续在欧洲常规武装力量条约将是辩论的中心说，今年的部长。

新总统将在详细的优先事项总统讲话1月10日在维也纳的常设理事会的主要决策欧安组织的机构。然后他将前往乌克兰和摩尔多瓦，欧安组织在那里开展业务，声明中说。

欧安组织成员包括欧洲56个国家，南高加索，中亚五国，美国，加拿大等国家成员国。02.01.08