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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE committed to further efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on a visit to Armenia
Publishing date: 17 July 2013
YEREVAN, 15 July 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, on a visit in Armenia discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and other OSCE-related issues with the Armenian President, Serzh Sargsyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the President of the National Assembly (Parliament), Hovik Abrahamyan...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 13 July 2013
VIENNA, 13 July 2013- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, conducted a series of meetings in June and July to further develop ideas for a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, on his visit to Azerbaijan, urges to re-double efforts towards peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 10 July 2013
BAKU, 8 July 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara today discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and other OSCE-related issues with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Chairman of the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) Ogtay Asadov...
Joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, by the Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries
Publishing date: 18 June 2013
ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom, 18 June 2013- Joint Statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict by Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Franсois Hollande, President of the French Republic...
OSCE Chairperson meets with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publishing date: 14 June 2013
KYIV, 14 June 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara received today the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States as well as the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 24 May 2013
YEREVAN, 24 May, 2013- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region May 23-24 to continue their efforts to help the sides find a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Baku on 23 May, and Armenian President Sargsian in Yerevan on 24 May...
Human rights, resolving protracted conflicts vital to regional security, OSCE Chairperson tells US Helsinki Commission
Publishing date: 9 May 2013
WASHINGTON D.C., 9 May 2013 – Protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and making progress in resolving protracted conflicts are top priorities of his country’s OSCE Chairmanship, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara told the US Helsinki Commission at a hearing on 8 May in Washington D.C.