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Statements by Didier Burkhalter, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office

Press releases, statements, and news items by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister and President of the Confederation Didier Burkhalter.

Press releases, statements, and news items by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister and President of the Confederation Didier Burkhalter.

  • Swiss OSCE Chair discusses crisis in Ukraine with German Foreign Minister Steinmeier
    BERN, 4 March 2014 – Swiss Chairperson-in-Office Didier Burkhalter today discussed the Ukrainian crisis with German Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier. They emphasized the capacity of the OSCE in helping to overcome the crisis...
    Press release
    4 March 2014
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  • Situation in Ukraine among topics as OSCE Chair visits ODIHR in Warsaw
    WARSAW, 27 January 2014 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, today met the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, to discuss the situation surrounding anti-government protests in Ukraine, the need for greater efforts to protect human rights defenders, and the Swiss Chairmanship’s priorities in the areas of human rights, democracy and the rule of law...
    Press release
    27 January 2014
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  • OSCE Chair brings Organization’s proposals for support to Ukraine PM Azarov
    VIENNA / DAVOS, 24 January 2014 - OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter and Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov have today discussed ways the Organization could help to resolve the crisis in Ukraine...
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    24 January 2014
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  • OSCE Chair calls for restraint by all sides in Ukraine
    BERN / VIENNA, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter today expressed his deep concern about the situation in Ukraine, appealing to all parties to refrain from violence and engage in peaceful dialogue as a necessary first step towards resolving the ongoing crisis...
    Press release
    23 January 2014
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  • Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses “concern” over Ukraine
    VIENNA, 17 January 2014 - Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, has expressed concern at recent legal measures taken in Ukraine which contain provisions which recriminalize libel and could impose serious restrictions on fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of assembly...
    Press release
    17 January 2014
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