Protracted conflicts are of key importance to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite.

Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council on Wednesday, she noted there were opportunities to bring progress in the Transdniestrian conflict settlement process. Grybauskaite said she would use a visit next month to the South Caucasus to encourage confidence-building measures, and called on all sides to invest in such measures.

“Small steps can have a big impact as we seek resolution to outstanding issues,” she emphasized.

Lithuania is holding chairmanship in the OSCE.