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OSCE PA President Muttonen condemns shooting of U.S. Congressman and staff, hopes for full recovery
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 14 June 2017 – Following a shooting at a baseball field in a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, which eyewitnesses said appeared to target Members of Congress, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) issued the following statement:..
In visit to China, OSCE PA President Muttonen highlights areas of mutual interest, future co-operation
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Countering terrorism
BEIJING, 13 June 2017 – As part of her ongoing efforts to promote knowledge of the OSCE and its core principles in Eastern Asia, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen, accompanied by Secretary General Roberto Montella, has held meetings this week in Beijing with representatives of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the International Department of the Communist Party of China...
OSCE parliamentarians in Turkey note security challenges, call for continued attention to democratic institutions
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ANKARA, 8 June 2017 – A senior delegation of parliamentarians from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today concluded a series of meetings in Istanbul and Ankara, and noted the extraordinary challenges faced by Turkey, including from terrorism, large migration flows, and the aftermath of the July 2016 failed coup...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Muttonen condemns London terror attack
Publishing date: 4 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Countering terrorism
COPENHAGEN, 4 June 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) issued a statement of condemnation and condolences following an attack in London Saturday night being investigated as an act of terrorism. At least seven people died and 48 were injured when a vehicle plowed into pedestrians on London Bridge, followed by three attackers stabbing restaurant- and pub-goers at nearby Borough Market...
OSCE PA environmental committee Chair Nilza Sena expresses disappointment over U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement
Publishing date: 2 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Environmental activities
COPENHAGEN, 2 June 2017 – Nilza Sena, Portuguese Member of Parliament and Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s economic and environmental committee, responded with deep disappointment following the announcement of the U.S. President Thursday to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015. The formal withdrawal is expected to go into effect in November 2020...
Parliamentarians have key role to play in protecting minorities, say participants at OSCE PA retreat in Villach
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VILLACH, 30 May 2017 – At a two-day conference concluding today in Villach, Austria, more than 20 OSCE parliamentarians from 13 countries explored ways to improve public support for national minorities in areas such as education, culture, and language...
At OSCE counter-terrorism conference in Vienna, OSCE PA Special Representative Kovalev urges increased co-operation and innovative measures
Publishing date: 24 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 24 May 2017 – In the wake of Monday’s terrorist attack in Manchester, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Special Representative on Anti-Terrorism, Nikolay Kovalev (MP, Russian Federation), participated Tuesday in the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference 2017, being held in Vienna this week on the theme Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism...