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Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 11 March 2020
Publishing date: 12 March 2020
MINSK, 12 March 2020 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 11 March 2020:..
On International Women’s Day, OSCE officials call for strengthening intergenerational dialogue to advance gender equality
Publishing date: 6 March 2020
TIRANA/VIENNA/WARSAW, 6 March 2020- Ahead of the International Women’s Day OSCE leaders urged further action in promoting gender equality and called for intergenerational dialogue to ensure engagement of young people. This year Women’s Day is marked against the backdrop of the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action for the Advancement of Women, and these occasions provide an opportunity to take stock of progress made, they said.
Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after Regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 26 February 2020
Publishing date: 27 February 2020
MINSK, 27 February 2020 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 26 February 2020…
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Edi Rama meets Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow to discuss how to address challenges to Europe’s security
Publishing date: 26 February 2020
MOSCOW, 26 February 2020 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Albania’s Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Edi Rama had a frank and constructive discussion today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, on a number of key issues that affect security in the OSCE region. The meeting took place during Rama’s first official visit to Moscow as OSCE Chairperson-in-Office...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Rama and Secretary General Greminger deeply concerned about surge in heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 18 February 2020
TIRANA / VIENNA, 18 February 2020- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Edi Rama, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger expressed their deep concern about reports of heavy fighting near the Zolote disengagement area in eastern Ukraine today. They regretted in particular the reports of casualties. While noting that the fighting there was reported to have stopped, they called for restraint and full respect for the ceasefire, especially after the many recommitments and reaffirmations most recently in the conclusions of the Normandy-format Summit in Paris on 9 December.
Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 12 February 2020
Publishing date: 13 February 2020
MINSK, 13 February 2020 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 12 February 2020:...
Regional Conference on addressing challenges posed by foreign terrorist fighters begins in Vienna
Publishing date: 11 February 2020
VIENNA, 11 February 2020 – More than 400 participants from over 70 countries attended the opening of a two-day, high-level regional conference on challenges posed by foreign terrorist fighters. The conference, which is being held today and tomorrow in Vienna, is jointly organized by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the OSCE, and Switzerland, in co-operation with Albania’s OSCE Chairmanship...