News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President’s statement on the passing of Nelson Mandela
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
KYIV, 6 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic issued the following statement today on the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela:
Think tank network discusses Helsinki + 40
Publishing date: 5 December 2013
The newly-established network of OSCE think tanks held a panel discussion in Kyiv on 4 December ahead of the opening of the Ministerial Council to discuss how the academic community can assist participating States in defining new directions for the Organization, in the so-called Helsinki+ 40 process...
OSCE Ministerial Council in Kyiv: call for increased effort on Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security, respect for rights and freedoms
Publishing date: 5 December 2013
KYIV, 5 December 2013 –The 20th OSCE Ministerial Council has opened in Kyiv today with a call for greater efforts towards creating a Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security community with no dividing lines, respect for the rule of law and basic freedoms, and unity of purpose...
The OSCE must reform to meet today's challenges, Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic tells Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 5 December 2013
KYIV, 5 December 2013 – The OSCE can be a driving force for freedom and democracy, but must achieve consensus to fulfil that vital role, said OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic at the opening of the 2013 OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Kyiv today.
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 Secretary General on Ukraine as Ministerial Council meets
Publishing date: 4 December 2013
Kyiv, 4 December 2013- On the eve of the Organization’s Ministerial Council, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and the Organization’s Chairperson in Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara discussed ongoing developments in Ukraine.
Statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara
Publishing date: 4 December 2013
KYIV, 4 December 2013 – In the run-up to the 20th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Leonid Kozhara delivered the following statement...