Meeting of the OSCE Political Directors

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosted, on 8 October 2018 in Rome, a meeting of the Political Directors of the OSCE's 57 Participating States.

Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation opened the meeting with introductory remarks.  Three working sessions were respectively dedicated to: the priorities of the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, the Organization’s three security dimensions (politico-military, economic-environmental and human rights), and the proposals to reform the organization, with the aim of stimulating a common reflection among Participating States in line with the objectives set for the OSCE Ministerial Council scheduled in Milan on 6 and 7 December.

In his address, Ambassador Cardi reaffirmed the importance of strengthening the Mediterranean dimension of the OSCE, managing migration flows and combating human trafficking. Remarks were also made by the Secretary General of the OSCE, Ambassador Thomas Greminger, and by the Special Representatives of the Italian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.