News and press releases

PARIS, 11 November 2021 — The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Andrew Schofer of the United States of America, Igor Khovaev of the Russian Federation, and Brice Roquefeuil of France) released the following statement today:

SARAJEVO, 11 November 2021 – Kathleen Kavalec, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and Selmo Cikotić, BiH Minister of Security, signed today an agreement to implement a small arms and light weapons (SALW) control project over the next three years.

KYIV, 10 November 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:

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 343 ceasefire violations, including 52 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 565 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 29 ceasefire violations, all explosions. In the previous reporting period, it

Impunity of human traffickers remains a crucial and persisting challenge in the OSCE area. The Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings hosted a roundtable discussion, on 8 and 9 November 2021, on effective prosecution strategies, in line with the recommendation stemming from the 20th Alliance Conference.

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 565 ceasefire violations, including 71 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 314 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 114 ceasefire violations, including 21 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it

Recent developments in Afghanistan and related transnational threats in the Central Asian region were the focus of the 16th Central Asia Border Management Initiative (CABMI) Conference held on 8 and 9 November in Vienna.