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The 81st Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 3 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On 3 October 2017, the 81st Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting was held in Ergneti. Ambassador Guenther Baechler, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, and Erik Hoeeg, Acting Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), co-facilitated the meeting.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz and Secretary General Greminger Concerned about Latest Developments in Spain
Publishing date: 2 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 2 October 2017- The Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger today expressed concern about recent developments in Spain...
OSCE can do more to fight violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism, Chairperson-in-Office Kurz and Special Representative Neumann say
Publishing date: 29 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 29 September 2017 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and his Special Representative Professor Peter Neumann addressed a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council today in Vienna to present an expert report on the OSCE’s activities to prevent violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism...
Press Statement of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Special Representative Sajdik after the Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 20 September 2017
Publishing date: 21 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MINSK, 21 September 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 on 20 September 2017.
OSCE-wide Conference underlines contribution of security sector governance and reform to peace and security in the region
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 19 September 2017- A holistic and well-co-ordinated approach to security sector governance and reform is fundamental to dealing successfully with today’s security challenges, said participants at the OSCE-wide Conference on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R), held at the Hofburg in Vienna, organized by the 2017 Austrian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre...
Political will is key to advance the negotiation process, says OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 8 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 8 September 2017 – The Special Representative of the Austrian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, concluded today his fifth visit to the region...
80th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Ergneti, 7 September 2017- On 7 September 2017, the 80th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Ergneti. Erik Hoeeg, Acting Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Guenther Baechler, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, co-facilitated the meeting....