News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia regrets lack of compromise over controversial monument
Publishing date: 20 January 2013
BELGRADE, 20 January 2013-- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Paula Thiede, expressed regret that the negotiations to find a compromise solution to the controversial monument in Preševo was undercut by the government’s removal of the monument this morning...
OSCE Chairperson calls for dialogue following incident in southern Kyrgyz-Uzbek border region
Publishing date: 7 January 2013
KYIV, 7 January 2013- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara, called today for restraint and dialogue following an incident between residents in the southern border region of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports cross-border bulletin for Kyrgyz and Tajik communities
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan, 28 December 2012- A bulletin for residents in the neighbouring provinces of Batken in Kyrgyzstan and Soghd in Tajikistan was launched in Batken today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
29th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
ERGNETI, 18 December 2012- On 18 December the 29th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in Ergneti.
Reconciliation key to breaking ‘cycle of enmity’, OSCE Secretary General tells meeting participants
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
VIENNA, 18 December 2012 – Reconciliation is key to overcoming the lack of trust and animosity with the aim to facilitate progress towards a Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security community in the OSCE region, said participants at an OSCE workshop in Vienna today...
Geneva Discussions 2012 round concludes with call for constructive approach
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
GENEVA, 12 December 2012 – Pádraig Murphy, the OSCE Chairmanship’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus, urged participants to maintain a constructive approach focused on taking “small steps forward” at the 22nd meeting of the Geneva International Discussions today...
Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries
Publishing date: 6 December 2012
DUBLIN, 6 December 2012- Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Minister Delegate for European Affairs of France Bernard Cazeneuve issued the following statement today...