Students from Kyrgyz Diplomatic Academy discuss regional security in OSCE-supported lecture

BISHKEK, 22 December 2015 - The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Kyrgyz OSCE Youth Ambassador Elvira Kalmurzaeva, in co-operation with the Kyrgyz Diplomatic Academy of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, held an open lecture in Bishkek today for master’s students on the OSCE’s role in regional security.

The event provided a platform for dialogue about the OSCE structures, its work in Kyrgyzstan, the Organization’s core values and principles, and its co-operation with state authorities, parliament, civil society, and media in the politico-military, economic and environmental, and human dimensions of security. 

“The OSCE is committed to integrate young people in decision-making processes on security-related issues, and the OSCE Youth Ambassadors have proved their relevance and purpose in this process,” said Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek Sergey Kapinos. “The OSCE offers young professionals an opportunity to start their career in the world’s largest regional security organization through its Junior Professional Officer Programme. The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is eager to continue similar peer-to-peer events in the near future to give young people a direct voice in the Organization.”

Rosalia Bollen, a Junior Professional Officer at the OSCE Centre spoke about her own experience in the Programme.