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Speeches, statements and articles by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
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Address by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger on the 20th Anniversary of the OSCE Istanbul Summit
OSCE Secretary General
29 January 2020
Statement / speech
Introductory Keynote by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
4 February 2020
Statement / speech
Secretary General Thomas Greminger Report to the 26th Ministerial Council
OSCE Secretary General
6 December 2019
Statement / speech
Opening Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
11 November 2019
Statement / speech
Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the Concluding Meeting of the 2019 OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum
OSCE Secretary General
11 September 2019
Statement / speech
Opening Address by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
3 September 2019
Statement / speech
Statement by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the 2019 EU Ambassadors' Conference
OSCE Secretary General
2 September 2019
Statement / speech
Welcome Address by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the Inter-Regional Conference on ‘Whole-of-Society-Approach’ to P/CVERLT
OSCE Secretary General
21 June 2019
Statement / speech
Opening Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the 2019 Chairmanship OSCE-wide cyber/ICT security conference
OSCE Secretary General
17 June 2019
Statement / speech
Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the 4th Meeting of the Joint U.S.-Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
OSCE Secretary General
5 June 2019
Statement / speech
Statement by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the 129th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
OSCE Secretary General
17 May 2019
Statement / speech
Keynote Address by Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the Conflict Cycle Seminar
OSCE Secretary General
13 May 2019
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Remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the VIII Moscow Conference on International Security
OSCE Secretary General
24 April 2019
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Opening remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the conference on the 20th Anniversary of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
OSCE Secretary General
17 April 2019
Statement / speech
Remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the ID@Borders and The Future of Travel Conference 2019
OSCE Secretary General
12 April 2019
Statement / speech
Presentation by the Secretary General, Ambassador Thomas Greminger, on his report on the OSCE Approach to Security Sector Governance and Reform
OSCE Secretary General
20 March 2019
Statement / speech
Closing remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference 2019
OSCE Secretary General
29 March 2019
Statement / speech
Opening Remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
6 March 2019
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Remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the 62nd Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
OSCE Secretary General
15 March 2019
Statement / speech
Opening remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the Vienna Cyber Security Week 2019
OSCE Secretary General
11 March 2019
Statement / speech
Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the OSCE PA Winter meeting Plenary Session
OSCE Secretary General
26 February 2019
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Opening Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region
OSCE Secretary General
5 February 2019
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Keynote address by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the Basel Peace Forum 2019
OSCE Secretary General
18 January 2019
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Secretary General Thomas Greminger Report to the 25th Ministerial Council
OSCE Secretary General
6 December 2018
Statement / speech
Remarks by OSCE Secretary General at the 25th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE Secretary General
21 November 2018
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Keynote by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at the Eastern Partnership Reflection Forum
OSCE Secretary General
29 October 2018
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Address by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger at Oxford University
OSCE Secretary General
22 October 2018
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Secretary General's Closing remarks at the 27th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
OSCE Secretary General
11 July 2018
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Secretary General's address to the Permanent Council on the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality
OSCE Secretary General
5 July 2018
Statement / speech
Opening Remarks by OSCE Secretary General at 2018 Annual Security Review Conference
OSCE Secretary General
26 June 2018
Statement / speech
Intervention by OSCE Secretary General at high-level event: Climate, Peace and Security: Time for Action
OSCE Secretary General
22 June 2018
Statement / speech
Speech by Secretary General at the Minsk Dialogue Forum
OSCE Secretary General
24 May 2018
Statement / speech
Keynote speech by OSCE Secretary General at the Conference on Effective Multilateralism in a globalized world
OSCE Secretary General
16 May 2018
Statement / speech
Statement for Press Briefing by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
4 May 2018
Statement / speech
Statement for Press Briefing by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
4 May 2018
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Intervention by Secretary General Thomas Greminger, High-level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace
OSCE Secretary General
24 April 2018
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Statement by OSCE Secretary General at the VII Moscow Conference on International Security
OSCE Secretary General
4 April 2018
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OSCE Secretary General’s Remarks: Sustainable Development Goal 16, Comprehensive Security and the OSCE
OSCE Secretary General
2 March 2018
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Opening Remarks by OSCE Secretary General at the Munich Security Conference
OSCE Secretary General
27 February 2018
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Report to the Ministerial Council by Amb. Thomas Greminger
OSCE Chairpersonship
8 December 2017
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Executive Briefing of the OSCE Secretary General for the Geneva-based diplomatic corps
OSCE Secretary General
7 February 2018
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Keynote speech by OSCE Secretary General at OSCE Focus 2017: Empowering the OSCE in Challenging Times
OSCE Secretary General
1 November 2017
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Opening Remarks by OSCE Secretary General at the OSCE Mediterranean Conference
OSCE Secretary General
24 October 2017
Statement / speech
Opening Remarks by OSCE Secretary General at the Slovak Security Forum
OSCE Secretary General
2 October 2017
Statement / speech
Update by the Secretary General on OSCE activities to counter VERLT
Permanent Council
29 September 2017
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Statement of the OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
22 September 2017
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Opening Statement by OSCE Secretary General at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
OSCE Secretary General
11 September 2017
Statement / speech
Concluding Remarks by Secretary General Thomas Greminger
OSCE Secretary General
8 September 2017
