News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister discuss presidential election
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
VILNIUS, 5 April 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today discussed Kazakhstan's 3 April presidential elections with Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev...
OSCE Chairperson, in Azerbaijan, calls for strengthening ceasefire regime and confidence-building measures, offers support for reforms
Publishing date: 14 March 2011
BAKU, 14 March 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in Baku today, emphasized the importance of Azerbaijan in securing regional stability, and urged the authorities to work towards progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process and implement OSCE commitments to further democratic reforms, including promoting pluralism...
More must be done to promote gender equality, OSCE Chairperson says on 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2011
VILNIUS, 8 March 2011 – The 100th Anniversary of the International Women's Day is a call to intensify work to promote gender equality, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said today...
Businesswomen and experts discuss women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 4 March 2011
VILNIUS, 4 March 2011- Trends and good practices in women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region were in focus during a two-day OSCE meeting that ended today in Vilnius, Lithuania...
OSCE Chairperson offers support for UN Secretary-General initiative to co-ordinate international assistance to North Africa
Publishing date: 3 March 2011
BISHKEK, 3 March 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed today the need to co-ordinate international efforts to assist North Africa, and the possibility of creating a co-ordination mechanism among relevant international organizations, under UN leadership...
OSCE Chairperson emphasizes need to respect commitments, offers support to partner countries Egypt and Tunisia
Publishing date: 24 February 2011
VIENNA, 24 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today called on OSCE participating States to fulfil their commitments and said that the Organization could provide advice and assistance to Egypt and Tunisia, both OSCE Partners for Co-operation...
OSCE Chairperson concerned about trials of protestors in Belarus and calls for monitors to observe
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
VILNIUS, 17 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed strong concern today that the courts in Belarus have started trials and the sentencing of people who participated in demonstrations last December. He fully supports the intention of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to send observers to monitor future trials and urges the authorities to ensure that the observers can conduct their work...