News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Troika, EU High Representative Ashton discuss co-operation
Publishing date: 20 July 2011
The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Kazakhstan and Ireland – representing the 2011, the 2010 and the 2012 OSCE Chairmanships respectively – and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, discussed OSCE-EU co-operation during a meeting on 18 July 2011 in Brussels...
OSCE Chairperson offers condolences to Turkey on the death of Turkish soldiers
Publishing date: 16 July 2011
VILNIUS, 16 July 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, commented on a clash between government forces and militants in the Diyarbakır province of Turkey which resulted in the deaths of thirteen and injuries to seven Turkish soldiers...
OSCE meeting calls for strong, independent human rights bodies to bridge gap between government, citizens
Publishing date: 13 July 2011
VILNIUS, 13 July 2011 – Strong and independent national human rights institutions are essential for bridging the gap between government and civil society, speakers said at the opening today of a special OSCE meeting on the topic...
OSCE Chairperson discusses Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations with Minsk Group Co-chairs
Publishing date: 12 July 2011
VILNIUS, 12 July 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis today met the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group: Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation accompanied by Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference...
Strengthening OSCE mediation and dialogue facilitation capacity focus of expert meeting
Publishing date: 12 July 2011
The Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship, with the support of the Swiss Delegation to the OSCE and the Conflict Prevention Centre, is hosting an expert meeting on 12 July 2011 in Vienna on strengthening the mediation-support capacity of the Organization...
OSCE Chairperson expresses condolences over Volga boat disaster
Publishing date: 11 July 2011
VILNIUS, 11 July 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed his solidarity and sympathy with the people of Russia today...
Ambassadors to OSCE, in Moldova, support resumption of official 5+2 talks in September
Publishing date: 7 July 2011
The need to restart official negotiations without preconditions between the sides in the Transdniestrian conflict was reiterated by Ambassador Renatas Norkus of Lithuania, the Chairperson of the OSCE Permanent Council, in meetings with the Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat and the Parliament Speaker and Acting President Marian Lupu on 7 July 2011...