News and press releases

SARAJEVO, 18 February 2014- Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Western Balkans Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann today called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to urgently engage in a meaningful dialogue with citizens – including recently created citizens’ forums (plenums)- to address some of their pressing social and economic demands...

VIENNA, 17 February 2014 – Prominent European officials are calling on governments at an international anti-trafficking conference in Vienna today to intensify the fight against modern-day slavery by taking specific steps to protect victims and prosecute the criminals who commit this terrible crime...

BERN, 16 February 2014- Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, today welcomed the move by opposition protesters to vacate the Kyiv City State Administration Building as another positive development towards de-escalating tensions in Ukraine...

SOCHI, February 7, 2014 – Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, discussed with Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine, the situation in the country and confirmed the readiness of the OSCE to assist Ukraine in the settlement of the crisis.

MUNICH / BERN, February 1, 2014 – Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, met with Leonid Kozhara, acting Foreign Minister of Ukraine, to discuss ways the OSCE could assist Ukraine to overcome the crises.

CHISINAU, 30 January 2014 – The Special Representative of the Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, Ambassador Radojko Bogojević, today concluded a four-day visit to the region, which included meetings with the political leadership in Chisinau and Tiraspol...

BERN, 28 January 2014 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter welcomed today’s developments in Ukraine and appealed to all sides to remain engaged in political dialogue...