News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Miroslav Lajčák after meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Publishing date: 14 June 2019
Bratislava, 14 June 2019- Following a meeting with President Zelensky on 13 June, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák calls on the international community to support the Ukrainian President's constructive steps towards a peaceful resolution of the crisis in and around Ukraine. He also offers the full support of the Slovak Chairmanship in this endeavour.
Drafting strategic plan for Montenegrin State Election Commission focus of OSCE-supported workshop
Publishing date: 14 June 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported the State Election Commission (SEC) in developing a strategic work plan identifying key activities for 2019 and 2020 by organizing a three-day workshop from 12 to 14 June in Podgorica. The workshop was attended by five commissioners and ten service staff members...
OSCE project on green ports and connectivity, for security and economic growth in the Caspian Sea region, launched in Baku
Publishing date: 14 June 2019
On 14 June 2019 in Baku, the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities together with the Director of the Port of Baku launched the project Promoting Green Ports and Connectivity in the Caspian Sea Region...
OSCE trains military officers on Vienna Document in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 June 2019
An OSCE-supported four-day regional training seminar on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 and the implementation of confidence- and security-building measures concluded on 14 June 2019 in Nur-Sultan. Some 30 military officers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia took part in the event.
OSCE trains Bulgarian criminal justice practitioners on effective responses to gender-based violence
Publishing date: 14 June 2019
A four-day specialized training course on appropriate and effective responses to gender-based violence for Bulgarian criminal justice practitioners was held from 10 to 14 June 2019, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria...
OSCE Mediterranean Points of Contact Network on border security and management complete training course on passenger data systems in Bari, Italy
Publishing date: 14 June 2019
Members of the OSCE Mediterranean Points of Contact Network on border security and management completed an intensive and interactive four-day training course on Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) systems on 14 June 2019 in Bari, Italy...
OSCE Chair Lajčák meets Ukrainian President Zelensky to explore steps to peaceful political solution to the crisis in and around Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 June 2019
KYIV, 13 June 2019 – Visiting Ukraine for the second time since taking over the OSCE Chairmanship, Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other members of the Ukrainian leadership to explore steps towards a peaceful political solution to the crisis in and around Ukraine as well as to discuss ways to ease human suffering on the ground...