2016 Annual Security Review Conference

The Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) provides a framework for enhancing security dialogue and for reviewing security work undertaken by the OSCE and its participating States, to provide an opportunity to exchange views on issues related to arms control and confidence- and security-building measures, and to promote the exchange of information and co-operation with relevant international and regional organizations and institutions.

Participants of the three-day event will discuss the European security and challenges arising from current migration trends.

Countering terrorism in the OSCE area will be another key theme of the conference.

The opening session of the conference will be streamed live.

This page will be regularly updated with public documents and updates from the conference.

READ the address the Special Representative of the Federal Government of Germany for the OSCE Chairmanship Gernot Erler

READ the address by H.E. Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Timor-Leste (East Timor)

READ the address by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier

READ the message by the UN Secretary General delivered by Mr. Michael Moller, Director of the UN Office at Geneva 

To read speeches by panellists at various working sessions of the conference as well as statements by OSCE Delegations click on Documents in the Resources section below.