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OSCE Secretary General congratulates new OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva

Publishing date: 3 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 3 July 2014 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today congratulated Ilkka Kanerva of Finland on his election as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)...

Second group of OSCE monitors freed in eastern Ukraine

Publishing date: 28 June 2014
Collections: Donetsk and Luhansk-based teams of OSCE monitors released
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 28 June 2014- The four members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission’s Luhansk-based monitoring team that went missing on May 29 were released this evening after exactly one month in captivity...

OSCE Secretary General, on visit to Russia, discussed de-escalation of crisis in Ukraine

Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 13 June 2014 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier travelled to the Russian Federation on an official visit upon the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 11-12 June 2014...

OSCE Secretary General commends Mission in Kosovo for providing election support in Sunday polls

Publishing date: 10 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 10 June 2014 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier congratulated the Mission in Kosovo on a successful support operation to the early Assembly elections in northern Kosovo on 8 June...

OSCE assists flood affected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 16 May 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 16 May 2014- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier authorized a 30.000 euro donation today from the Organisation's Charity Fund for immediate help to the most affected in response to severe flooding across Bosnia and Herzegovina...

OSCE Secretary General visits Kyiv

Publishing date: 29 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 29 April 2014- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier wrapped up a one-day working visit to Kyiv today amid escalating tensions, especially in the east of the country...

OSCE Secretary General visits Kazakhstan, discusses Ukraine, challenges in Central Asian context

Publishing date: 29 April 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretary General
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Astana from 27 to 28 April 2014 where he met with Speaker of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov. Zannier was accompanied during his visit by the Head of the OSCE Chairmanship Task Force in the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heidi Grau...