VIENNA, 2 July 2015 – Germany is ready to take on the responsibility of steering the OSCE against the background of one of the most serious crises since the end of the Cold War, with a vision for its 2016 Chairmanship based on dialogue, trust and security, the country’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the OSCE’s Permanent Council in Vienna today.
Addressing representatives of the OSCE’s 57 participating States, Steinmeier stressed that dialogue – one of the Organization’s key pillars – was essential to resolve the crisis in and around Ukraine and rebuild trust in the OSCE region. “The dialogue to …read more
Source: OSCE