News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative Frattini outlines priorities for first visit to Republic of Moldova
Publishing date: 16 March 2018
VIENNA, 16 March 2018- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Franco Frattini will travel to the Republic of Moldova from 26 to 28 March 2018 in his first visit to the country in this capacity. He will hold talks with top-level Moldovan officials and leadership in Tiraspol, including both Chief Negotiators. He will also meet with resident ambassadors of the “5+2” negotiation format. The appointment of Frattini – a former Italian Foreign Minister and Vice-President of the European Commission – underlines the importance the Italian OSCE Chairmanship attaches to advancing the settlement process...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 14 March 2018
Publishing date: 14 March 2018
MINSK, 14 March 2018 – 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 on 14 March 2018:
On International Women’s Day, OSCE officials call for strengthening women’s participation in all areas of public life
Publishing date: 8 March 2018
VIENNA/WARSAW, 8 March 2018 – Increased efforts are needed to advance women’s leadership and participation in public life if we are to achieve gender equality, say senior officials of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group and the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions calling for ceasefire
Publishing date: 2 March 2018
MINSK, 2 March 2018 – The Trilateral Contact Group and the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions today issued the following statement calling for a ceasefire:
85th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 1 March 2018
ERGNETI, 1 March 2018-The discussions under the 85th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting started in Ergneti on 1 March 2018.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Angelino Alfano visits OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 27 February 2018
BELGRADE, 27 February 2018 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Angelino Alfano visited today in Belgrade the OSCE Mission to Serbia and discussed with the Head of Mission, Andrea Orizio, and his staff their ongoing work...
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 26 February 2018
VIENNA, BRUSSELS, GENEVA, 26 February 2018- The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions have taken note with strong concern of reports of the death in custody in Tskhinvali on 22 February of Mr Archil Tatunashvili, and express their condolences to the family of the deceased. They also note that, according to reports, a post-mortem examination has already taken place, and therefore call on the authorities in control in Tskhinvali to hand over the body of Mr Tatunashvili to his family without delay.