German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier addressing OSCE Permanent Council
Meeting
- Date:
- Location:
- Hofburg, Vienna, Austria
- Source:
- Permanent Council
- Fields of work:
- Conflict prevention and resolution
About
Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, addressed the OSCE Permanent Council on 2 July 2015. In his address, Steinmeier discussed the priorities of Germany’s 2016 Chairmanship of the OSCE.
Germany will assume the OSCE Chairmanship on 1 January 2016.
A news conference by Steinmeier followed.
Video of both the address and the news conference are available below (with English interpretation only).
Germany's Foreign Min Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Europe navigating extremely perilous waters, facing most serious crisis since end of Cold War
— OSCE (@OSCE) July 2, 2015
Steinmeier: Must make security stronger, former, storm-proof. OSCE is & remains key instrument of conflict prevention, resolution in Europe.
— OSCE (@OSCE) July 2, 2015
Steinmeier: I do not even want to think about what the situation could have descended into without the OSCE presence in Ukraine
— OSCE (@OSCE) July 2, 2015