OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde presents Programme of the Swedish OSCE Chairpersonship 2021 in Vienna on Thursday, 14 January

VIENNA, 13 January 2020 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ann Linde will present the Programme of the Swedish OSCE Chairpersonship 2021 to the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday, 14 January, in Vienna via video teleconferencing.

Journalists are invited to cover the OSCE CiO’s speech set to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday 14 January. The speech can be followed on https://www.osce.org/live (no registration required).

An online press conference by OSCE CiO Linde and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will take place from 14:00 to 14:20, following the formal inauguration of the Swedish OSCE Chairpersonship.

For the online press conference, a registration is necessary. Please register online for the press conference no later than 13 January at 18:00 via https://events.osce.org/2021-cio-press-conference-media/registration/Site/Register

The press conference will be held in English. The link to access the press conference via Zoom will be sent after the registration deadline.

Sweden took over the Chair of the Organization from Albania on 1 January 2021. OSCE CiO Linde will outline the Programme of the Swedish OSCE Chairpersonship 2021, with a focus on defending the European security order, addressing protracted conflicts and enhancing democracy and gender equality.

Updates and the latest news from the Swedish OSCE CiO can be followed via www.osce.org/cio and on Twitter @AnnLinde and @SwedeninATOSCE.

The OSCE Permanent Council is a decision-making body gathering representatives of all 57 participating States of the Organization and 11 Partners for Co-operation. It convenes weekly in Vienna to discuss developments in the OSCE area and to make decisions.