News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson welcomes arrest of Ratko Mladić
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
VILNIUS, 26 May 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today welcomed the arrest of Bosnian Serb wartime military leader Ratko Mladić as a very important step for justice and regional reconciliation...
OSCE holds regional training seminar in Lithuania to combat sexual abuse of children on the Internet
Publishing date: 25 May 2011
VILNIUS, 25 May 2011 – An OSCE-organized training seminar for cybercrime experts and law enforcement investigators on how to combat sexual abuse of children on the Internet began today in Vilnius. The OSCE organized the three-day seminar in close co-operation with the Lithuanian Ombudsman for Children's Rights...
Co-ordinated response to disasters needed
Publishing date: 20 May 2011
International and regional co-ordination is crucial in the response to the security threats posed by natural and man-made disasters, Ambassador Renatas Norkus, the Chairperson of the Permanent Council, told a meeting of experts and OSCE Ambassadors on 20 May 2011. The meeting was held as part of the "V(ienna) to V(ilnius) Dialogue"...
OSCE Chairperson discussed with Russian Foreign Minister visit to Afghanistan, Transdniestrian conflict and appointment of OSCE key officials
Publishing date: 18 May 2011
VILNIUS, 18 May 2011- In today’s telephone conversation with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis discussed the process of appointment of the OSCE Secretary General, the progress in addressing protracted conflicts, and collective approaches to tackling transnational security threats...
OSCE Chairperson condemns suicide bomb attack in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
DUSHANBE, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Audronius Ažubalis, condemned today a suicide bomb attack in Aktobe in western Kazakhstan that injured several people...
OSCE valuable partner for Afghanistan, Chairperson says during visit to Northern Province
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
KUNDUZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE's engagement with Afghanistan contributes to efforts to build regional security and should be strengthened to make a bigger impact, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said today during a visit to Kunduz Province...
OSCE Chairmanship marks 10th anniversary of OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
BELGRADE, 16 May 2011 – Today the Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council, Lithuania’s Ambassador Renatas Norkus, and OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut visited Belgrade to celebrate 10 years of successful co-operation between the OSCE Mission and the Government of Serbia...