2015 Autumn Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

The 2015 Autumn Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held on 15-18 September in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The theme for this year’s Meeting is “Addressing security challenges in the OSCE region and beyond: the role of parliamentarians in fostering regional co-operation.”

Nearly 200 parliamentarians from across the OSCE’s 57 participating States will discuss security issues within the politico-military, environment-economic and democracy-human rights spheres.

Mongolian Parliament Chairman Enkhbold Zandaakhuu and Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia are scheduled to address the Assembly during the opening session on 16 September.

OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland), members of the Mongolian Delegation to the Assembly and officials from the United Nations and Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be among other keynote speakers.

The Autumn Meeting will also feature a special roundtable event on Central Asia with the Heads of OSCE field operations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Hosted by the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia, the Meeting is the final major gathering of the Assembly this year.

FOR JOURNALISTS: The 2015 Autumn Meeting is open to accredited members of the media. To register please send your full name, media affiliation and contact details to OSCE PA Director of Communications Richard Solash at richard@oscepa.dk.