Press release
OSCE Secretary General visits Minsk, underlines need to revitalize open and constructive dialogue to rebuild a more secure and stable region
- Date:
- Place:
- MINSK
- Source:
- OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Secretary General
MINSK, 4 November 2026 – OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu concluded his first official visit to the Republic of Belarus today.
He met with Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, and Maxim Ryzhenkov, Minister of Foreign Affairs. In his meetings, he reaffirmed the OSCE’s central role as a platform for dialogue and diplomatic engagement across its vast geography and emphasized the Organization’s comprehensive approach to security.
The Secretary General also took part in the Fourth Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, held under the theme “Navigating international disorder in the spirit of co-operation: Can we solve the Eurasian security puzzle?”.
On the margins of the conference, he met with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. He welcomed recent confidence-building measures, including those negotiated by Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, and expressed hope that these steps could be built upon in the future and contribute to further progress on other urgent humanitarian issues.