OSCE Ministerial Council to Meet in Stockholm – focus on building trust and finding common solutions

STOCKHOLM/VIENNA, 1 December 2021 – The 28th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will take place on 2 and 3 December 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden.

The annual meeting of Foreign Ministers from the 57 OSCE participating States is held at the invitation of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde.

“The OSCE is of crucial importance to respond to the multiple challenges, crises and conflicts in our region, and to prevent new crises and conflicts from arising. During two days of meetings, we will have the opportunity to come together to find sustainable solutions to our common challenges, in line with our OSCE principles and commitments. It is an opportunity to rebuild trust and find common ground,” Linde said.

Foreign ministers and high-level government officials from the participating States, OSCE Partners for Co-operation and multilateral organizations will address the major security challenges across the OSCE region and beyond.

The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The annual meeting is an opportunity for the Foreign Ministers to review and assess the security situation in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian areas and the course for the organization's work in all its fields of activity.

Follow the Ministerial Council online

Open plenary sessions at the Ministerial Council as well as the closing press conference will be available via livestream on the OSCE website at: www.osce.org/live

Interview requests

Interview requests throughout the Ministerial Council should be sent to comms@osce.org.

Media opportunities

The following media opportunities will be open for journalists accredited to the Ministerial Council.

Journalists participating in pools are requested to gather at the media information desk no later than 20 minutes before the pool starts. Late arrival could result in exclusion from the pool.

For pool requests please contact boel.lindbergh@gov.se

2 December 2021

• 08.20–09.30: Media Pool – Arrival of Heads of Delegation at Scandinavian XPO and welcome by Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde
• 10.00–10.45: Media Pool – Opening session, before the first plenary session
• 13.15–13.30: Media Pool – Group photo

3 December 2021

The exact time of the Closing Plenary Session and Press Conference will be announced in the Media Centre a few hours before they take place.

• 13.45–14.00 (tentative): Media Pool - Closing Plenary Session.

• 14:00 (tentative): Final press conference with Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister, Ann Linde, the incoming Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and OSCE Secretary, General Helga Maria Schmid. 

Additional logistical details can be found here.