News and press releases

SEOUL, 1 June 2015 –Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Tanasak Patimapragorn, Ambassador Vuk Žugić from the Serbian OSCE Chairmanship and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier opened the 2015 OSCE Asian Conference by emphasizing the need for increased co-operation between the OSCE and its Asian Partners for Co-operation in tackling today’s non-traditional and transnational threats...

The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with the Kyrgyz and Afghan Customs Services, has completed on 29 May 2015 the 10th and final customs training-course at the Kyrgyz Customs Training Centre...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations.* The SMM observed a continuing increase in the number of ceasefire violations in and around Donetsk airport. The SMM remained unable to travel to Shyrokyne due to security considerations. The SMM observed discrepancies of recorded heavy weapons at a number of Ukrainian Armed Forces, “DPR” and “LPR” holding areas...

VIENNA, 30 May 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić will visit Azerbaijan on 1 June 2015. He will meet President Ilham Aliyev, Speaker of Parliament Ogtay Asadov and Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov, as well as members of leading political parties, and visit the OSCE Project Co-ordinator’s Office in Baku...

VIENNA, 30 May 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić will visit Georgia on 2 June 2015. He will meet President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tamar Beruchashvili, as well as members of leading political parties...

VIENNA, 30 May 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić will visit Armenia on 3 June 2015. He will meet President Serzh Sargsyan, Speaker of Parliament Galust Sahakyan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, as well as members of leading political parties, and visit the OSCE Office in Yerevan...

DUSHANBE, 29 May 2015 – The OSCE Border Management Staff College concluded its 13th Border Management Staff Course for Women Leaders in Dushanbe today...