OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Poland Zbigniew Rau and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid on Thursday announced that the OSCE would take immediate steps to implement the closure of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, …
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who chairs the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), welcomed the agreement reached by Russia and Ukraine on the creation of humanitarian corridors, he announced on Twitter on …
Russia has not yet considered pulling out of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe but its patience has limits, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. "We are not considering the withdrawal …
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro reiterated her concern regarding Ukraine’s practice of applying sanctions against media outlets. Ribeiro’s comments follow the decision to impose five-year …
Russia on Sunday said it was concerned by the decision of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to relocate some of their Ukraine-based monitors. The OSCE "informed the participating states of the decision by …
Azerbaijan adheres to the start of the delimitation process of border with Armenia without any conditions, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said during a meeting with OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmidt during his visit to Vienna on …
Russia’s military exercises in its territory are by no means linked with the process of a political settlement of the intra-Ukrainian crisis, Russia’s envoy to the OSCE, Alexander Lukashevich, told an online news briefing on …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden will hold direct talks in the near future. He noted that he had a "frank" conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the …
OSCE fully supports possible development of ties among South Caucasus countries - Chairperson-in-Office The OSCE fully supports the possible development of relations among the South Caucasus countries, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann …
Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has welcomed a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by Russia. "[I] spoke to Armenian FM …
On the occasion of the anniversary of the signing of the trilateral ceasefire declaration by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, the U.S. State Department urged Baku and Yerevan to intensify contacts, including through the …
Washington deeply regrets Moscow’s actions, which, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, are aimed at blocking the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) human rights meeting, the U.S. Department …
Armenia is due to hold a snap parliamentary election later this month, and foreign policy will be a key issue given the country’s noticeable lack of true allies during last year’s war with Azerbaijan. As Emerging Europe …
The long-term solution to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border dispute is the mutual recognition of territorial integrity
Representatives of the OSCE / ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission will visit Uzbekistan, the press service of the republic's CEC reports. Their visit is expected in connection with the upcoming presidential elections, which will be held …
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde, according to the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza. President Aliyev and OSCE …
Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Sweden, Ann Linde will visit Azerbaijan and Armenia, according to citing her Twitter message. Linde added that prior to her upcoming visit she held a useful briefing with …
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov (Russia), Stephane Visconti (France) and Andrew Schofer (the U.S.) spoke separately by video conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun …
The joint Russian-Turkish monitoring center to control the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone will operate in the Aghdam region of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said during the meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group …
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (Georgia) has appointed Special Representatives to cover the important portfolios of the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. The Special Representatives will serve as focal …
