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OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau concludes visit to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia
Publishing date: 8 June 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WARSAW, 8 June 2022 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO) and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau, concluded his visit to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia.
107th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 7 June 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 7 June 2022- The 107th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held today in Ergneti, under the co-facilitation of Ambassador Marek Szczygieł, Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) and Ambassador Viorel Moşanu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus.
Press communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 30 May 2022
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS / GENEVA / VIENNA, 30 May 2022- The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID), UN Representative Cihan Sultanoğlu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Viorel Moșanu, and EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar are currently undertaking a round of consultations with all GID participants starting on 30 May. These consultations are primarily aimed at exchanging views on recent developments related to security and humanitarian issues on the ground and to permit the Co-Chairs to gain a comprehensive understanding of the positions of the participants. They will focus as well on the timing and modalities of the next GID round.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General condemn intimidation and detention of OSCE staff in Donetsk and Luhansk
Publishing date: 25 May 2022
Content type: Press release
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA/WARSAW, 25 May 2022- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Poland Zbigniew Rau and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid today reiterated their condemnation of persistent allegations against the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and called for the immediate release of four national Mission members detained in Donetsk and Luhansk.
Promoting security through sustainable economic recovery focus of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum meeting
Publishing date: 24 May 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ŁÓDŹ, 24 May 2022 – Promoting security and stability through sustainable economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of the Second Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum held on 23 and 24 May in Łódź, Poland.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative condemns attacks on media workers in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 18 May 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Chairmanship sources, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 18 May 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today condemned the attacks on journalists in Dushanbe and expressed her grave worries regarding the safety of media workers in Tajikistan. This comes following reports about two separate attacks in Dushanbe on teams of the Russian-language television and digital news network Current Time and the Tajik service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Ozodi after they conducted interviews about recent events in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous region (GBAO).
Personal Representatives condemn anti-Semitic comments by Russian Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 5 May 2022
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 5 May 2022 – Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, Associate Professor Dr. Regina Polak, Personal Representative on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions and Mehmet Paçacı, Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims made the following statement: