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Security challenges require more effective implementation of OSCE Code of Conduct, say participants of Belgrade workshop
Publishing date: 9 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 9 October 2015 – Modern security challenges highlight the need for the more effective implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security and therefore raising awareness among military personnel and staff officers, diplomats and civil society representatives about this document is vital, said participants of a four-day joint Serbian-Swiss workshop that concluded today in Belgrade...
Strengthening regional co-operation in Western Balkans one of key 2015 priorities, says OSCE Chairperson Dačić on visit to Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 29 January 2015
Collections: 2015 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits the Western Balkans, Serbian OSCE Chairmanship’s work in resolving the crisis in and around Ukraine
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 29 January 2015- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić’s meetings at the OSCE Mission to Serbia today mark the beginning of his visits to the Organization's field operations aimed at conveying the Chairmanship’s support for their work and activities, as well as highlighting their importance in building democratic institutions, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. It also signifies the importance the Chairmanship places on the region...
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia take ownership of regional arms control, Dayton Peace Agreement Article IV Annex 1/B: Mission accomplished
Publishing date: 4 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution
BASEL, Switzerland, 4 December 2014 – Today, after 18 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia are taking over full responsibility for regional stability and arms control, essential for building peace and stability in the Western Balkans, with senior politicians from the four countries signing a document on the 21st OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel...
OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes European Commission’s 2014 Progress Report
Publishing date: 9 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 09 October 2014 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes Serbia’s progress in the European Union accession process as noted in the 2014 Progress Report of the European Commission...
Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes progress on regional co-operation and reconciliation in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 25 April 2014
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE / TIRANA / PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 25 April 2014- Swiss Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in-Office, Didier Burkhalter, drew a positive conclusion from his two-day visit to the Western Balkans. In his meetings with high-level representatives of the authorities in Belgrade, Tirana and Prishtinë/Priština, he received strong backing for the engagement of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship in the region...
Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office to visit Western Balkans
Publishing date: 23 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERN, 23 April 2014 – Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Didier Burkhalter, will visit Belgrade, Tirana and Prishtinë/Priština from 24 to 25 April 2014 to meet with political leaders and discuss Switzerland's engagement in the region as OSCE Chair...
Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes improved co-operation between Serbian and BiH war crimes prosecutors
Publishing date: 31 January 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 31 January 2013- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard welcomed today the signing in Brussels of the agreement on evidence sharing in war crimes cases between the Chief Prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia...