News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson meets Russian human rights officials, civil society and think tanks, stresses need to improve implementation of human dimension commitments
Publishing date: 3 February 2011
MOSCOW, 3 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, stressed the need to improve the implementation of human rights commitments during meetings today in Moscow with the Chairperson of the Human Rights Council of the Russian Federation, as well as with representatives of think tanks and civil society...
OSCE Chairperson discusses 2011 priorities in Moscow, says constructive engagement of Russia essential to Organization
Publishing date: 2 February 2011
MOSCOW, 2 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis met with Russian high-level politicians and officials in Moscow today to outline the priorities of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and to discuss the Organization’s activities in 2011...
OSCE Chairperson, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs meet in Brussels
Publishing date: 31 January 2011
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, and the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton met on 31 January 2010 in Brussels to discuss issues in the OSCE area, including in Albania, Belarus and Moldova...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes Kazakhstan President’s decision not to hold referendum on extending presidential term
Publishing date: 31 January 2011
VILNIUS, 31 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed today's decision by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, not to hold a referendum on extending his term of office...
OSCE Chairperson marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, emphasizes importance of tolerance education
Publishing date: 27 January 2011
VILNIUS, 27 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a call for OSCE participating States to further intensify efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance and promote remembrance and education...
OSCE Chairmanship encourages political dialogue in talks with Albanian government and opposition leaders
Publishing date: 25 January 2011
VILNIUS, 25 January 2011 – Lithuanian Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius, speaking on behalf of Lithuania's OSCE Chairmanship, called today on Albania's government and opposition to resume constructive political dialogue as soon as possible and to refrain from holding demonstrations in the coming days in order to avoid raising tensions...
