News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Volgograd, sends condolences
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
LUXEMBOURG, 21 October 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara today condemned a terrorist attack on a bus in the city of Volgograd in the Russian Federation...
Сurrent issues in region, preparation for December Kyiv Ministerial Council are in focus of OSCE Troika-EU ministerial meeting
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
LUXEMBOURG, 21 October 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, whose country holds EU Presidency, co-chaired today’s OSCE Troika – EU Ministerial meeting...
OSCE Chair, on visit to Central Asia, discussed OSCE engagement, transnational threats
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
KYIV, 18 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara concluded today his visit to Central Asia that included Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan...
38th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
ERGNETI, 18 October 2013- Today, the 38th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Head of EU Monitoring MissionToivo Klaar and Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Conflicts...
On European Anti-Trafficking Day OSCE Chair calls for efficient implementation by all participating States of their commitment to eliminate trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
ASHGABAT, 18 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara marked European Anti-Trafficking Day today by calling for efficient implementation by all participating States of their commitments to eradicate trafficking in human beings...
Energy security and sustainability in the OSCE region focus of high-level OSCE conference in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 October 2013
ASHGABAT, 17 October 2013 – Development of the robust and reliable energy sector, stable transit of energy, promotion of sustainable energy solutions and energy efficiency are key topics of a high-level conference organized by the Ukraine’s OSCE Chairmanship and the Government of Turkmenistan that started in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Publishing date: 12 October 2013
TASHKENT, 11 October 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara welcomed today a decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its contribution to reducing and eliminating the chemical weapons throughout the world...