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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Close links between OSCE and Council of Europe discussed in Strasbourg visit
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland during an official visit to in Strasbourg on 9 October 2013.
OSCE Secretary General met Slovenian leadership, addressed South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial in Brdo
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with the Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek, Defence Minister Roman Jakič and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bogdan Benko, during an official visit to the country on 3 October 2013. During the meetings, Zannier commended Slovenia's strong commitment to advancing regional integration in South-Eastern Europe and the OSCE region as a whole.
OSCE Secretary General discussed with Georgian Foreign Minister domestic situation, Organization’s engagement with Georgia
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with the Foreign Minister of Georgia Maja Panjikidze on 10 October 2013 during her visit to Vienna...
OSCE and UNDP expand co-operation in security and development
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
OSCE and UNDP signed a memorandum of understanding to increase their level of cooperation on the issues of security and cooperation
Preventing conflicts over access to water requires regional co-operation, says OSCE Secretary General at Budapest Water Summit
Publishing date: 8 October 2013
Water can become a potential source of conflict both within countries and between countries that depend on the same water sources and is now widely considered an essential element of national and regional security. Managing water resources to prevent conflicts, making full use of existing multilateral tools to maintain and enhance regional security, were key topics of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier’s address to the Budapest Water Summit on 8 October 2013.
OSCE Secretary General and UN Secretary General discuss strengthening of regional organizations’ role in conflict prevention
Publishing date: 8 October 2013
Ways to strengthen the role of regional organizations and arrangements, such as OSCE, in the broader UN framework of conflict prevention, peaceful settlement of disputes and mediation were key topics of a meeting between OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Budapest on 8 October 2013.
Afghanistan, protracted conflicts, amongst issues for OSCE Secretary General at UN General Assembly
Publishing date: 24 September 2013
The 2014 transition in Afghanistan, international efforts to resolve protracted conflicts, transnational threats and OSCE operations- such as facilitating upcoming elections in Kosovo- are on the agenda of meetings for OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier during the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which opened on 24 September 2013...