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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde commemorates 30-year anniversary of Moscow Document
Publishing date: 3 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
STOCKHOLM, 3 October 2021 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde highlighted today the importance of the landmark Document of the Moscow Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE – the Moscow Document – which was adopted 30 years ago today by participating States.
Continued Importance of Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security highlighted at OSCE visit hosted by Sweden
Publishing date: 1 October 2021
A visit in the framework of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, with a focus on women in armed forces, highlighting the example of Sweden, was organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and the Chairperson-in-Office from 30 September to 1 October 2021.
Press Statement of Special Representative Kinnunen after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 29 September 2021
Publishing date: 29 September 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 29 September 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 28 September 2021
Publishing date: 28 September 2021
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons significantly decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
102nd Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 27 September 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 27 September 2021 — The 102nd meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place today in Ergneti, under the co-facilitation of Ambassador Marek Szczygieł, Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Annika Söder, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus.
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
NEW YORK, 24 September 2021 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Stephane Visconti of France, Andrew Schofer of the United States of America, and Igor Khovaev of the Russian Federation) made the following statement:
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports South-East Europe Police Chiefs Association Conference
Publishing date: 23 September 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Countering terrorism
On 23 September 2021, the South-East Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA), chaired by Montenegro, opened a two day conference in Budva hosted by the Ministry of Interior’s Police Directorate with the support of the OSCE Mission in Montenegro...