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OSCE Chairperson Kurz and Secretary General Zannier condemn horrific terrorist attack in Manchester, offer condolences

Publishing date: 23 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 23 May 2017 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, expressing deep shock, condemned the horrific terrorist attack last night in Manchester and offer sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims...

Austrian OSCE Chairmanship representative, Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Linhart, visits OSCE Mission to Serbia

Publishing date: 22 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 22 May 2017 – Austrian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Linhart visited the OSCE Mission to Serbia today and was briefed by the Head of Mission, Andrea Orizio, and his staff on their ongoing work...

OSCE Secretary General, on forthcoming closure of Office in Yerevan, commends work of its staff

Publishing date: 18 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 18 May 2017 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today that the Organization had to start the process of closure of the Office in Yerevan, since no consensus could be reached on the future mandate of the Office...

Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 15 May 2017

Publishing date: 16 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MINSK, 15 May 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk:..

High-level academic conference on connectivity in the economic and environmental fields opens in Linz

Publishing date: 15 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
LINZ, Austria, 15 May 2017 – A two-day academic conference on the topic of „connectivity“, a main priority of the OSCE 2017 Austrian Chairmanship in the economic and environmental area, opened today in Linz...

Young experts from Central Asia discuss prevention of violent extremism at workshop convened by OSCE Austrian Chairmanship

Publishing date: 12 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Youth
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 12 May 2017 – A group of 15 young experts from the wider Central Asia region convened today in Almaty, Kazakhstan for a two-day workshop to discuss their role in the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT)...

Preventing Human Trafficking for Domestic Servitude in Diplomatic Households

Publishing date: 12 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 12 May 2017 – High-level diplomats and experts from across the OSCE region met at the Hofburg today to exchange best practices and discuss ways to stamp out human trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households.