News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Statement of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, on Presidential Election in Georgia
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
KYIV, 29 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara welcomed the democratic conduct of the presidential election in Georgia that took place on 27 October 2013...
OSCE conference highlights women’s role in building stability and prosperity in Mediterranean region
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Ways to enhance women’s participation in public, political and economic life come under the spotlight at the OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Monaco on 28 October 2013...
OSCE to send team to Afghanistan to assist on April 2014 elections
Publishing date: 25 October 2013
VIENNA, 24 October 2013 – A decision to send an election support team to Afghanistan to assist efforts on the presidential and Provincial Council elections in the country was taken by the OSCE Permanent Council today. The decision was made following a request of the Government of Afghanistan...
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Volgograd, sends condolences
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
LUXEMBOURG, 21 October 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara today condemned a terrorist attack on a bus in the city of Volgograd in the Russian Federation...
Сurrent issues in region, preparation for December Kyiv Ministerial Council are in focus of OSCE Troika-EU ministerial meeting
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
LUXEMBOURG, 21 October 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, whose country holds EU Presidency, co-chaired today’s OSCE Troika – EU Ministerial meeting...
OSCE Chair, on visit to Central Asia, discussed OSCE engagement, transnational threats
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
KYIV, 18 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara concluded today his visit to Central Asia that included Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan...
38th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
ERGNETI, 18 October 2013- Today, the 38th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Head of EU Monitoring MissionToivo Klaar and Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Conflicts...