News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Inclusion of women in decision-making on environment-related security challenges is key for equitable, safe and stable societies concludes OSCE event
Publishing date: 5 July 2019
Vienna, 5 July 2019 – Including women at all stages of the planning and decision-making processes in environmental security enables more effective and sustainable responses to the challenges we face, stressed participants at today’s High-Level Discussion on Promoting the Role of Women in Addressing Environment and Security Challenges.
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 3 July 2019
GENEVA, Switzerland, 3 July 2019- The 48th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place today...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 2 July 2019
Publishing date: 2 July 2019
MINSK, 2 July 2019 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 2 July 2019...
Press Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publishing date: 29 June 2019
VIENNA/BRATISLAVA- 29 June 2019- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) visited Vienna and Bratislava from 27-28 June to brief the Permanent Representatives of the OSCE Minsk Group countries, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger, and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak on the results of the Co-Chairs’ recent visit to the region and their recent consultations with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers in Moscow and Washington, DC.
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik on conduct of disengagement from the agreed area at Stanytsia Luhanska
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group Sajdik on the conduct of disengagement from the agreed area at Stanytsia Luhanska
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák receives Minsk Group Co-Chairs, welcomes prisoner exchange
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
BRATISLAVA, 28 June 2019- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister, Miroslav Lajčák, met with Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov of the Russian Federation and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America, acting also on behalf of Minsk Group Co-Chair Stéphane Visconti of France, and with Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.
OSCE leaders call for utmost restraint in Albania
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
BRATISLAVA/COPENHAGEN/VIENNA, 28 June 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) George Tsereteli and OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella regret the continuing political tension in Albania and have made the following statement:..