News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Joint Statement by Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia
Publishing date: 5 December 2013
KYIV, 5 December 2013 – On the occasion of the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Kyiv, the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Minister for European Affairs of France Thierry Repentin, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland) and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian agreed to continue working together on a just and peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis what has been already achieved.
OSCE trains Montenegrin media trade union on advocacy, fundraising, management
Publishing date: 3 December 2013
Organizational development, advocacy and fundraising skills were focus of a training seminar for leaders of the recently established Media Trade Union of Montenegro that concluded in Budva on 1 December, 2013.
EU, UNHCR and OSCE help tackle the long-term problem of undocumented persons in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
BRUSSELS, THE HAGUE, 22 November 2013 – The European Commission, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) today publish the conclusions of the Regional Conference on Access to Civil Registration and Documentation in South-Eastern Europe, held on 25 October 2013 in Podgorica, Montenegro.
In Moscow, Kanerva and Oliver discuss building trust in OSCE area
Publishing date: 20 November 2013
COPENHAGEN, 20 November 2013 – OSCE PA Vice-President Ilkka Kanerva and Secretary General Spencer Oliver paid a working visit to Moscow last week, accompanied by Senior Counselor Semyon Dzakhaev and Programme Officer Maria Chepurina.
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 19 November 2013
VIENNA, 19 November 2013- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (the Russian Federation, France, and the United States of America) welcomed President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan and President Serzh Sargsian of the Republic of Armenia to Vienna to advance discussions on the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, accompanied by their Foreign Ministers. They were joined by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office. This was the Presidents’ first meeting since their January 2012 summit in Sochi.
Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to meet in Vienna tomorrow
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
VIENNA, 18 November 2013- The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Vienna under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on November 19.
OSCE Special Representative highlights child victims at Vienna anti-trafficking concert
Publishing date: 14 November 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on 10 November 2013 highlighted the plight of child trafficking victims at an awareness-raising concert in Vienna...