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Latest round of 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian settlement concludes in Vienna
VIENNA, 13 July 2012 – Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, welcomed the constructive dialogue at official 5+2 talks which concluded in Vienna today and urged participants to redouble efforts to achieve concrete progress... ()
Extraordinary IPRM meeting takes place in Zardiantkari
ZARDIANTKARI, 2 July 2012 - On 1 July 2012, an extraordinary meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in the village of Zardiantkari...
24th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
ERGNETI, 21 June 2012 - The 24th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EU Monitoring Mission and the OSCE, took place in Ergneti...
Joint statement by the Presidents of the United States, the Russian Federation and France on Nagorno-Karabakh
LOS CABOS, Mexico, 19 June 2012 - The President of the United States Barack Obama, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, and the President of France François Hollande made the following statement on 18 June on Nagorno-Karabakh at the Los Cabos Summit of the Twenty...
Press release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
PARIS, 18 June 2012 – Today, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States of America, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) met jointly with the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov. Also participating in the meeting was the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk...
Cycle of violence must stop, says OSCE Chairperson, on visit to Azerbaijan
BAKU, 14 June 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, during today’s visit to Azerbaijan called for restraint and an end to violence following the recent clashes with Armenia... ()
OSCE Chairmanship emphasizes need for political will, empathy at Geneva Discussions
GENEVA, 8 JUNE 2012 – The Geneva International Discussions are the only process to resolve the consequences of the 2008 conflict in Georgia, said Pádraig Murphy, the OSCE Chairmanship’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus, following today’s 20th meeting in Geneva...
OSCE Chairperson to visit Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
DUBLIN, 6 JUNE 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, will travel to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan next week to meet government leaders, representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region...