News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, in Yerevan, urges for progress towards a sustainable and peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
YEREVAN, 30 June 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on a visit to Yerevan from 29 to 30 June as part of his official trip to the South Caucasus, urged progress towards a sustainable and peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He stressed the OSCE Chairmanship’s resolve to contribute to moving the settlement process forward...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier, in Armenia, expresses support for work of OSCE Office
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
YEREVAN, 30 June 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the premises of the OSCE Office in Yerevan on 30 June to discuss its work and activities and to meet with civil society representatives, while in Armenia as part of his official visit to the three countries of the South Caucasus...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier to visit South Caucasus
Publishing date: 29 June 2016
BERLIN, 29 June 2016 – Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter-Steinmeier today departs on a three-day visit to the South Caucasus region, and will travel to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia...
67th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 28 June 2016
On 28th June 2016, the 67th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) and Ambassador Guenther Baechler, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus.
2016 OSCE Annual Security Review Conference focuses on reviving co-operative security in a challenging environment
Publishing date: 28 June 2016
VIENNA, 28 June 2016 – High-level representatives of OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation and partnering organizations are exploring how to revive co-operative security against the backdrop of current challenges to European security, during the three-day 2016 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC), which started today in Vienna...
Strong multilateral institutions, confidence-building instruments key in addressing divisions, say participants of OSCE Security Days in Berlin
Publishing date: 25 June 2016
Vienna, 25 June 2016 – The OSCE Security Days event “From Confrontation to Co-operation- Restoring Co-operative Security in Europe”, held in Berlin on 24 June, explored possible ways to use multilateral institutions and confidence-building instruments to keep dialogue and communication channels open, and to foster meaningful co-operation in addressing persistent divisions and mistrust in the OSCE region.