News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Press release by the OSCE Chairmanship regarding monitoring exercises conducted by the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
Publishing date: 6 June 2017
VIENNA, 6 June 2017 – Responding to media enquiries, a spokesperson of the OSCE Chairmanship today said...
OSCE Chairmanship raises concern over Khurcha case
Publishing date: 6 June 2017
VIENNA, 6 June 2017- Reacting to the decision of the Abkhaz “military prosecutor’s office” to quit criminal prosecution in the case of the murder of Georgian citizen Giga Otkhozoria on 19 May 2016, announced at the 46th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) in Gali on 31 May 2017, a spokesperson of the OSCE Chairmanship said today...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Zannier strongly condemn targeting of innocent civilians in London terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 4 June 2017
VIENNA, 4 June 2017 – The targeting of innocent civilians in indiscriminate acts of violence is unacceptable and never justified, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today following the terrorist attacks in London. They offered their condolences to the families of victims and wished a quick recovery to the injured...
Permanent Council approves OSCE budget for 2017
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
VIENNA, 1 June 2017 – The OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today approved the Organization’s budget for 2017...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe to become operational on 1 July 2017
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
VIENNA, 1 June 2017- Following today’s decision of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan will be transformed into the “OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe” as of 1 July 2017...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Zannier condemn ‘atrocious attack’ in Kabul
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
VIENNA, 31 May 2017 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today condemned the bombing in the Afghan capital. They offered their condolences to the bereaved and wished the wounded a speedy recovery...
Demonstrated political will needed to unlock benefits of package of eight, says OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 25 May 2017
CHISINAU, 25 May 2017 – The Special Representative of the Austrian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, today concluded his fourth visit to the region where he met chief negotiators of the sides in Chisinau and Tiraspol...