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OSCE Chair appoints Personal Envoy on Ukraine and announces OSCE team to identify support measures
Publishing date: 24 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
NEW YORK / UNITED NATIONS, 24 February 2014 – Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Didier Burkhalter has today appointed a Personal Envoy on Ukraine to coordinate all ongoing and planned OSCE activities on behalf of the Chairmanship...
Restraint, responsibility and dialogue needed in Ukraine, including Crimea, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 24 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 24 February 2014 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors today expressed her satisfaction that solutions to end the violence and loss of life in Ukraine are emerging. However, she cautioned that the situation remains very fragile. She called on all actors to refrain from taking actions that could lead to increased tensions...
OSCE Chair-in-Office welcomes Ukraine agreement
Publishing date: 21 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERN, 21 February 2014- Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, has welcomed the agreement reached between the parties regarding the settlement of the crisis in Ukraine...
Ukraine: Swiss OSCE Chair offers measures to end violence and resume political route out of crisis
Publishing date: 19 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERN, 19 February 2014 – OSCE Chairmanship Switzerland urges the Ukrainian authorities to do their utmost to defuse the menacing situation in the country and proposes a set of measures in a bid to end violence and bring about the resumption of political talks...
OSCE PA President condemns ‘day of infamy’ in Ukraine, urges parliamentary action
Publishing date: 19 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today condemned the recent escalation of violence in Ukraine and reiterated his call for reliance on dialogue and parliamentary action to resolve the crisis...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns killing of journalist in Ukraine
Publishing date: 19 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 19 February 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Ukrainian authorities to ensure journalists’ safety following last night’s violence in Kyiv during which Vesti daily journalist Vyacheslav Veremyi was killed...
OSCE Chair welcomes handover of Kyiv City State Administration Building as another positive step in defusing tensions
Publishing date: 16 February 2014
BERN, 16 February 2014- Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, today welcomed the move by opposition protesters to vacate the Kyiv City State Administration Building as another positive development towards de-escalating tensions in Ukraine...