On November 3rd, IPI’s Vienna office hosted Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Since April 14, 2014, Ambassador Apakan has led the approximately 300 international monitors from more than 40 OSCE participating states that are monitoring the fragile security situation in Ukraine, particularly in the east of the country. In an informal briefing, he described what it is like to be on the front lines of peace.“To be present is important,” he said. “To monitor is important, to report objectively and impartially is important.”Ambassador Apakan …read more
Source: International Peace Institute