Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, Wawrzyk: COVID-19 still has a substantial impact on our work. However, it taught us something important — as an Organization and as societies, we cannot do much if we do not join forces.

Linde: Every actor in the region plays a role in the overall security; therefore, I cannot emphasize enough the importance dialogue has in enhancing regional security.

Secretary General Scmid: Our Organization strives to foster co-operation – States working together to face common challenges. Today I saw that co-operation in action, with concrete activities helping countries work together to combat crime and protect human rights on the ground.

Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand: Our comprehensive recovery after the pandemic is contingent upon a conducive environment of peace, stability and trust. Co-operation, not confrontation, must be given a genuine chance as a peace-building mechanism.

Kosovo’s reform agenda: “The achievements made to this day in the functioning of democratic institutions, human rights and the rule of law are firmly rooted. More constructive engagement is a way forward," said Linde.

OSCE Special Representative Valiant Richey: Addressing demand means recognizing that trafficking involves more than just a trafficker and a victim.

Hallberg : Work to strengthen women’s role on the labour market, women-owned businesses, and women’s entrepreneurship must be prioritized when we build forward together.

The research is a first-of-its-kind, taking a comprehensive and holistic approach. It is based on findings of a multi-method research design, which included surveys, interviews, and expert group meetings with survivors, practitioners, service providers, and law enforcement.

Linde: Overall progress has been achieved in fulfilling strategic reforms in Montenegro and, moving forward, this must remain the focus while continuing to ensure open and constructive political dialogue among actors, including in the parliament and state institutions.

Linde: The OSCE is a key platform for dialogue on comprehensive security matters based on shared commitments and principles. All participating States have equal footing and Serbia is an active participating State of the OSCE.

Secretary General Schmid: Climate change is one of the most crucial issues of our time in the political, economic, social and environmental spheres. It can also emerge as a security issue when it interacts with other pressures such as unequal economic development, social inequality, and resource constraints.

Ambassador Akira Mizutani, Ambassador of Japan to Austria: As we witness various challenges, including the pandemic, it becomes crucial for OSCE participating States and the Asian Partners for Co-operation to further strengthen the partnership.

OSCE Secretary General Schmid: The post-COVID recovery should be synonymous with solidarity. Each of our countries will chart their individual strategies. But if we do not co-ordinate our responses, we will not defeat the virus, and we will not prevent similar crises in the future.