News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General met Slovenian leadership, addressed South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial in Brdo
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with the Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek, Defence Minister Roman Jakič and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bogdan Benko, during an official visit to the country on 3 October 2013. During the meetings, Zannier commended Slovenia's strong commitment to advancing regional integration in South-Eastern Europe and the OSCE region as a whole.
Young Armenians get first-hand experience of OSCE decision-making process
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 11 October 2013- Some 60 Armenian students came together for a two-day Model OSCE Conference, a simulation exercise of one of the OSCE’s main decision-making bodies, the Permanent Council...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes international conference on mediation in schools
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
A regional conference on mediation strategies in schools started on 10 October 2013 in Ohrid. The conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the forum Civil Peace Service (forum Ziviler Friedensdienst) and the Ministry of Education and Science...
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara in connection with Presidential Election in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
KYIV, 10 October 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara made today the following statement in connection with the Presidential Election in Azerbaijan...
Georgian Foreign Minister addresses OSCE, calls for active response to security and human rights situation, restoration of OSCE presence, confidence-building
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
VIENNA, 10 October 2013 – Georgian Foreign Minister Maja Panjikidze outlined foreign and domestic policy priorities, spoke about current security challenges in the region, and called for active engagement of the international community and OSCE in addressing them, in a speech to the OSCE Permanent Council today...
OSCE Secretary General discussed with Georgian Foreign Minister domestic situation, Organization’s engagement with Georgia
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with the Foreign Minister of Georgia Maja Panjikidze on 10 October 2013 during her visit to Vienna...
Prevention of domestic servitude in diplomatic households imperative, says OSCE Special Representative, in The Hague
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at a workshop held in The Hague from 8 to 9 October 2013 urged the Organization’s participating States to work together to prevent the little-known phenomenon of the exploitation of domestic workers by employers enjoying diplomatic immunities...