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Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 17 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERLIN, 17 May 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today issued the following statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict:
66th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 16 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On 16th May 2016, the 66th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Guenther Baechler, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus...
A substantive 5+2 in June remains the objective, says OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 12 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 12 May 2016 – The Special Representative of the German OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Cord Meier-Klodt, today concluded a visit to the region, which included meetings with the chief negotiators in Chisinau and Tiraspol...
OSCE Chairmanship expresses concern about possible escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 6 May 2016
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERLIN, 6 May 2016- Regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the spokesperson of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany expressed today concern about the situation at the Line of Contact.
Reinvigorating dialogue on European security is key to rebuild trust and defuse tensions agree German Minister of Defense and OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Vienna, 3 May 2016 – Changing the dynamics of the current debate on European security was essential to effectively tackling current security challenges agreed OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen today.
On World Press Freedom Day OSCE Chairperson Steinmeier and OSCE Representative Mijatović stress importance of free and independent media
Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 3 May 2016 – On World Press Freedom Day, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, stressed the importance of free and independent media for the development of democracy...
OSCE Chairperson Steinmeier welcomes agreement on ceasefire implementation in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 29 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERLIN, 29 April 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed the agreement reached today by the Trilateral Working Group (TCG) on full respect of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, starting with the orthodox Easter and May holidays...