News and press releases

BISHKEK, 27 June 2024 — Today, the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg, concluded his visit to Kyrgyzstan. This visit aimed to underscore the OSCE's long-standing commitment to Kyrgyzstan and discuss the achievements of the strong and constructive partnership with the participating State in achieving regional security for all.

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov met with the leadership of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia on 24 June 2024 to discuss tangible ways to reinforce co-operation on issues of mutual interest. Abdrakhmanov discussed conflict prevention, and

ALMATY, 27 June 2024 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro concluded today the regional Central Asian Safety of Journalists event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event, titled "Beyond the Headlines: Protecting Journalists to Advance Media Freedom”, gathered journalists, media professionals, and academia from the Central Asian region to engage in discussions on tools and strategies to promote the safety of journalists.

To bolster Armenia's regulatory framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs),  the OSCE organized a workshop from 25 to 27 June in Yerevan. Having united participants from the Financial Monitoring Center and the General Prosecutor’s Office at the Central Bank of Armenia, the workshop

On 25-26 June 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), in close collaboration with the HELVETAS, supported the 9th Syrdarya Women Basin Forum (Forum) and the 7th Syrdarya Basin Council (Council).

DUSHANBE, 26 June 2024 — Today, OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg, concluded his visit to Tajikistan, reaffirming the OSCE’s long-standing co-operative relationship with the country.

GENEVA, 26 June 2024 – The 61st round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 25-26 June 2024 in accordance with the six-point agreement of 12 August 2008 and implementing measures of 8 September 2008.