OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani to visit Moldova

SKOPJE/VIENNA, 13 February 2023 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani will visit the Republic of Moldova on 13 and 14 February for talks with high-level Moldovan officials and the leadership in Tiraspol.

During his first visit to Moldova as OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Osmani will focus on the OSCE’s work in Moldova, advancing the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, and supporting Moldova in overcoming the effects of the war against Ukraine.

In Chisinau, the OSCE Chairman Osmani will meet with President Maia Sandu, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Nicolae Popescu, and Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian. He will also meet with the President of the Parliament of Moldova, Igor Grosu. In Bender, he will meet with Transdniestrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky and the Transdniestrian Chief Negotiator Vitaly Ignatiev.

On 14 February, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani will have a press conference with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicolae Popescu at 10:20 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova.

Journalists are also invited to attend a press briefing with Chairman-in-Office Osmani at 18:05 on 14 February inside of the Delegation Hall of the Chisinau International Airport. Please note that the Chairman-in-Office will make a press statement prior to his departure, however there will not be a Q&A opportunity afterwards.

Media representatives are reminded to have their press accreditation documents on them to be able to attend the press briefings.

For more information, please contact the Press Office of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, at +373 22 887 887 (landline), e-mail: mtmpress@osce.org.

For other requests regarding the visit, please contact Boni Cvetanovska from the OSCE Chairmanship of North Macedonia by e-mail: Boni.Cvetanovska@mfa.gov.mk.

The latest information from the OSCE CiO of North Macedonia can be found at https://www.osce.org/chairmanship and on Twitter: @Bujar_O and @OSCECiO.