Special Envoy of OSCE Chairman-in-Office visits OSCE Mission to Montenegro

Ambassador Artur Dmochowski, Special Envoy of the Polish OSCE Chairmanship, visited the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and met with Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Deputy Head of the Mission, on 24 January 2022.

Ambassador Dmochowski presented the priorities of the Polish OSCE Chairmanship 2022, while Leirtroe informed the Chair’s Special Envoy on activities the Mission has been implementing in Montenegro. She gave special emphasis on the Mission’s planned activities that are in line with the Chairmanship priorities, such as those relating to youth, cybercrime, human rights, gender-based violence, protection of children and voting rights for people with disabilities.

On 1 January, Poland has taken over the OSCE Chair, announcing reinvigorating the debate on the European security, continuation of efforts to rebuild confidence and trust, with focus on initiatives to improve understanding and ease tensions in the OSCE area.

The meeting in Podgorica was the first in a series of visits of the Special Envoy in the OSCE Missions in the Western Balkans: in Belgrade, Priština, Skopje, Tirana and Sarajevo.