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Specijalni predstavnik OEBS-a Anđelo Gnaedinger odlazi u Tbilisi, Suhumi, Chinvali i Moskvu
Publishing date: 16 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 16 June 2015 – In view of the upcoming 32nd round of the Geneva International Discussions which is scheduled for 30 June to 1 July, Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Herbert Salber, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, as well as UN Senior Political Affairs Advisor Hailu Mamo held consultations with participants in Tbilisi, Sukhumi, Tskhinvali and Moscow...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office calls for greater partnership to ensure sustainable management of natural resources
Publishing date: 5 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
VIENNA, 5 June 2015 – On World Environment Day, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić stresses the need for co-operation to protect environment at all levels...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office calls for restraint following recent escalation in violence in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 4 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 4 June 2015 –OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today condemned the latest surge in violence in eastern Ukraine, and called on all parties to return to the negotiating table, pursue a political solution to the conflict through the Trilateral Contact Group and its working groups, as well as to fully respect the Minsk Agreements. “This is the only way to bring suffering of innocent civilians to an end,” said Dačić.
Malta Minister Foreign Affairs George W. Vella calls upon OSCE Chairmanship to appoint Special Representative for the Mediterranean Region
Publishing date: 4 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
Vienna, 4 June 2015 – Recalling Malta’s call, during the negotiations that led to the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, that “without peace in the Mediterranean, there can never be peace in Europe”, Malta Minister for Foreign Affairs George W. Vella stressed today in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council that recent developments in the Southern OSCE region confirm that the Mediterranean was, and remains a major concern to the security of Europe.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office encourages dialogue within South Caucasus region during visit to Armenia
Publishing date: 3 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 3 June 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić emphasized today in Yerevan the importance of regional dialogue as he concluded his trip to the South Caucasus, following visits to Baku on 1 June and Tbilisi on 2 June...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office reaffirms commitment to Geneva International Discussions during visit to Georgia
Publishing date: 2 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 2 June 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić visited Tbilisi today, where he met the President Giorgi Margvelashvili, the prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, the minister of foreign affairs, Tamar Beruchashvili, as well as the speaker of parliament, Davit Usupashvili, and members of other political parties.
National human rights institutions should support each other across borders, particularly in crisis situations, say participants at OSCE Seminar
Publishing date: 1 June 2015
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 1 June 2015 – More than 100 representatives of governments, international organizations and civil society met to discuss the role of national human rights institutions in promoting and protecting individual human rights at the three-day OSCE Human Dimension Seminar, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the 2015 Serbian Chairmanship of the OSCE.