OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid to visit North Macedonia on 22 and 23 October
VIENNA, 21 October 2021 — OSCE Secretary General, Helga Maria Schmid, will visit North Macedonia on 22 and 23 October for meetings with high-level officials and other stakeholders.
During her first visit to the country as OSCE Secretary General, Schmid will meet with President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani, and Minister of Internal Affairs Oliver Spasovski. She will also meet with representatives of civil society and OSCE partners.
Talks will focus on the country’s upcoming Chairpersonship of the OSCE in 2023, but also on strategic reforms, the rule of law, organized crime and corruption, democratic governance, and regional stability and security.
Schmid will also travel to Tetovo, where she will visit the OSCE Mission to Skopje’s Field Office and discuss the issue of community security with civil society representatives.
She will also meet with staff members from the OSCE Mission to Skopje.