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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
57th meeting of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 30 July 2015
On 30th July 2015, the 57th 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 Angelo Gnaedinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus...
All sides in eastern Ukraine must ensure safety and freedom of movement of SMM monitors, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić
Publishing date: 28 July 2015
BELGRADE, 28 July 2015 – All sides in eastern Ukraine have a responsibility to ensure the safety of OSCE monitors and guarantee their unfettered access across the region, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said today following two recent incidents in which teams from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) were caught in fire exchanges...
Today's agreement on withdrawal of weapons gives boost to the whole process, says OSCE CiO Dacic after meeting with the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk
Publishing date: 21 July 2015
MINSK, 21 July 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, has stressed the need to seize the momentum of today's agreement on the withdrawal of tanks and certain weapons under 100 mm calibre for further advancement of the process during his first visit to Minsk today.
OSCE Chairperson Dačić and Secretary General Zannier condemn terrorist attack in Turkey
Publishing date: 20 July 2015
BELGRADE, 20 July 2015 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today condemned the terrorist attack in the Turkish border town of Suruc, offering condolences to the families of those killed and wishing a rapid recovery to the many injured.
Extraordinary IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 20 July 2015
ERGNETI, 20 July 2015- On 20th July 2015, an extraordinary 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 Angelo Gnaedinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-office for the South Caucasus...
No alternative to Minsk Agreements, says CiO Dačić during visit to OSCE operations in Kyiv
Publishing date: 17 July 2015
KYIV, 17 July- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić visited the OSCE operations in Kyiv today, where he expressed his full support for their efforts aimed at addressing the crisis in and around Ukraine.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes agreement by political leaders in Skopje to overcome political crisis
Publishing date: 15 July 2015
VIENNA, 15 July 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today welcomed the agreement between political leaders on measures to overcome the political crisis in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and pledged OSCE support for its implementation...