News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson welcomes participants of renewed official 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian settlement in Vilnius
Publishing date: 30 November 2011
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed the participants of the renewed official 5+2 negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement which started in Vilnius on 30 November 2011...
OSCE Chairperson says attacks on international peacekeepers are unacceptable
Publishing date: 29 November 2011
VILNIUS, 29 November 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned attacks on KFOR soldiers in northern Kosovo...
17th IPRM meeting takes place in Dvani
Publishing date: 22 November 2011
DVANI, 22 November 2011- On 22 November, the 17th IPRM meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Dvani. The meeting was co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes meeting and joint declaration between Moldovan and Transdniestrian leaders
Publishing date: 22 November 2011
VILNIUS, 22 November 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis, today welcomed the 21 November meeting and joint declaration between Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat and Transdniestrian Leader Igor Smirnov...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes Joint Ministerial Declaration on addressing refugee situation in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 November 2011
VILNIUS, 7 November 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed the Joint Declaration signed by the four countries involved in the regional process on ending displacement and ensuring solutions for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), in Belgrade today. He underscored the importance of this process for security and stability in South-Eastern Europe...
Mediators and observers on Transdniestrian settlement visit Chisinau and Tiraspol
Publishing date: 5 November 2011
CHISINAU, 5 November 2011 – The mediators and the observers in the Transdniestrian settlement process, who concluded a two-day visit to meet the political leadership in Chisinau and Tiraspol today, welcomed the decision of the sides to accept the invitation of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office to meet in Vilnius on 30 November-1 December for the first official 5+2 meeting following a nearly six years hiatus...
Call for applications for online media seminar announced by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 3 November 2011
The OSCE Mission to Moldova issued a call for applications for a two-day training seminar on establishing and managing professional and financially sustainable online media outlets held by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and the Mission on 29 and 30 November 2011 in Vadul-lui-Voda...