News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Humanitarian organizations need unhindered access to people in need, International Red Cross Committee President tells OSCE participants
Publishing date: 30 January 2014
Unhindered access to people in need must be allowed to humanitarian organizations, so that they can deliver assistance in an impartial manner, Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), told the OSCE Permanent Council on 30 January 2014...
OSCE Chair welcomes steps to de-escalate situation in Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
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...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 24 January 2014
PARIS, January 24, 2014- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and James Warlick of the United States of America) met with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, and Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, to continue negotiations on the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, also participated in the meeting...
OSCE Chair calls for restraint by all sides in Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 January 2014
BERN / VIENNA, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter today expressed his deep concern about the situation in Ukraine, appealing to all parties to refrain from violence and engage in peaceful dialogue as a necessary first step towards resolving the ongoing crisis...
41st IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 21 January 2014
ERGNETI, 21 January 2014 – Today the 41st meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Toivo Klaar, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger, who participated for the first time in his capacity of Special Representative of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office meets Minsk Group Co-Chairs to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh mediation efforts
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
BERN, 14 January 2014 – Today the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, received the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group- Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and James Warlick of the United States of America, and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, in Bern...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 19 December 2013
YEREVAN, December 19, 2013- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and James Warlick of the United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region December 15-19 to discuss recent developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.