Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeOSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
Ambassador Benedikt Haller (2nd right), Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, during a field trip to monitor a project in Bragin district on OSCE support for rural development in Belarus, 16 September 2010. (OSCE)
The Office came into existence on 1 January 2003 after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the OSCE and the Government of the Republic of Belarus. The mandate of the OSCE Office in Minsk expired on 31 December 2010 and the closing process was completed on 31 March 2011.
OSCE Office in Minsk – making a difference for eight years
The OSCE Office in Minsk began its work to support the society and government of Belarus in 2003. At the end of 2010, the Belarusian authorities chose not to join consensus on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Office in Minsk. The Office closed on 31 March 2011, following a three-month closure process...
OSCE Chairperson representative in Minsk for meetings
Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius, representing the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, is in Minsk on 16 February 2011 for meetings with Belarusian officials and representatives of civil society...
Chairperson emphasizes need to continue OSCE work in Belarus
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, reiterated in a meeting on 5 January 2010 in Vilnius that he considers it crucial that the Organization be able to continue operating a field operation in Belarus.
Being of service in Belarus
There are many ways to serve your country, and the OSCE Office in Minsk is assisting the Belarusian government in finding alternatives to compulsory military service.
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