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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić appoints new Special Representative in Ukraine
Publishing date: 22 June 2015
BELGRADE, 22 June 2015– The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today appointed Ambassador Martin Sajdik (Austria) as his new Special Representative in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group. He follows Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini (Switzerland) who, having fulfilled this assignment for one year, expressed her wish to step down...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 19 June 2015
Publishing date: 20 June 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. 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*. In the area around Donetsk airport, the SMM observed more ceasefire violations than in recent days. A fuel shortage was observed in and around Donetsk city.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 18 June 2015
Publishing date: 19 June 2015
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. Luhansk region remained tense, with the SMM observing shelling in several areas. The area around Donetsk airport continues to be relatively calm, though heavy fighting was observed by the SMM in Shyrokyne. The SMM observed a 41-truck convoy being unloaded in Luhansk...
OSCE hosts annual meeting on combating human trafficking for consular officials in Ukraine
Publishing date: 19 June 2015
KYIV, 19 June 2015- A roundtable discussion to promote co-operation between the Ukrainian authorities and Kyiv-based embassies and consulates to prevent human trafficking was held today with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 17 June 2015
Publishing date: 18 June 2015
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 situation at and around Donetsk airport was relatively calm. The SMM facilitated the transportation of water supply equipment and a local ceasefire to fix water supply problems...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A twenty ninth Russian convoy of 50 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 18 June 2015
On 18 June 2015 at 07:05hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 50 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 15:05hrs on 18 June...
Time to replace the culture of confrontation with co-operation and joint action, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić
Publishing date: 17 June 2015
VIENNA, 17 June 2015- Replacing the current culture of confrontation with one of co-operation and joint action will make European security architecture more resilient, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said today as he addressed a meeting of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Core Group and members of the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security...