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OSCE core principles must be safeguarded in Ukraine, says Secretary General
Publishing date: 26 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ALPBACH, Austria, 26 August 2014- Separatism and changes in borders must be firmly rejected and the core OSCE principles followed during the crisis in Ukraine, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told the European Forum Alpbach this weekend...
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier on visit to Kyiv met monitors, Trilateral Contact Group members
Publishing date: 24 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Kyiv from 21 to 23 July 2014. He met with the head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan and his staff to discuss their work in light of recent developments in the east of Ukraine. Zannier, on behalf of the Organization and its participating States, thanked the SMM staff for their hard work and courage displayed in increasingly difficult circumstances...
Second group of OSCE monitors freed in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 June 2014
Content type: Press release
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 28 June 2014- The four members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission’s Luhansk-based monitoring team that went missing on May 29 were released this evening after exactly one month in captivity...
OSCE Secretary General, on visit to Russia, discussed de-escalation of crisis in Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 13 June 2014 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier travelled to the Russian Federation on an official visit upon the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 11-12 June 2014...
OSCE Secretary General visits Kyiv
Publishing date: 29 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 29 April 2014- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier wrapped up a one-day working visit to Kyiv today amid escalating tensions, especially in the east of the country...
OSCE Secretary General seeks EU backing for scaled up monitoring mission in Ukraine
Publishing date: 16 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 16 April 2014- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier is seeking EU support for scaling up the Organization’s Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine to ensure objective fact-finding as the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate...
OSCE Secretary General calls for calm in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution