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Ending conflicts and working to restore, maintain peace and co-operation at heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s priorities as FSC Chair
Publishing date: 18 January 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Amidst the continuing aggression against Ukraine, the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) must do all it can to help stop the war and diminish its impact on Ukraine and the region, said Josip Brkić, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in opening the country’s FSC Chairmanship on 18 January 2023.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Albania, commends steady progress in harmonizing legislative and institutional framework
Publishing date: 18 January 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
From 9 to 11 January 2023, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov conducted an official visit to Albania. During his visit, he met with representatives of the Ministries of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports, Culture, the Institute of Statistics/INSTAT, the
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani holds separate phone calls with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 10 January 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SKOPJE, 10 January 2023- The 2023 OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, held two separate telephone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov. The conversations with the ministers focused on the situation in the South Caucasus region, with a particular emphasis on the Lachin corridor.
OSCE Presence organizes exchange visit to Serbia for Albanian journalist covering security and small and light weapons
Publishing date: 23 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Serbia
Ten journalists covering security and small and light weapons (SALW) issues from different media outlets in Albania travelled to Belgrade from 19 to 22 December 2022 to learn from the best regional practices and share experience with Serbian colleagues. Representatives from the Albanian Ministry of
OSCE lecture сourse addresses neutrality, preventive diplomacy and negotiation in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Youth
OSCE early warning and conflict prevention instruments were discussed at a lecture course organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat to mark the forthcoming International Neutrality Day. The Centre organized the lecture-course for 100 students and faculty from the Institute of International Relations
Social Justice Center from Georgia receives the 2022 Max van der Stoel Award
Publishing date: 24 November 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 24 November 2022- “Georgia’s policies for ethnic minorities are evidence of the authorities’ efforts to shoulder their responsibilities and improve legislative and institutional frameworks. Thanks to these efforts, Georgia has been acclaimed as a forerunner among the post-Soviet countries. However, regions with predominantly ethnic minority populations continue to suffer from the lack of basic social infrastructure,” said Tamta Mikeladze, Director of Equality Policy Programme at the Social Justice Center.
OSCE and its role in Central Asia discussed at lecture course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Youth
Forty students from the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the International University for Humanities and Development completed an online course on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and its role in the Central Asian