Section: OSCE (EU)
Statement by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Regarding the Safety and Security of Monitors
KYIV, 16 January, 2015 – In response to media reports, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reaffirms that no participating States have withdrawn their monitors from the Mission in Ukraine. “We continue to work closely with all OSCE participating States to ensure that their nationals seconded to the Mission operate in a safe and secure...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 15 January 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The JCCC and “DPR” leadership agreed a special joint inquiry into the incident causing the deaths of civilians on a bus in...
Statement by the Chairmanship on the Trilateral Contact Group
KYIV/VIENNA, 15 January 2015 – As a follow-up to the meeting of the four Ministers of Foreign Affairs in the “Normandy format” of 12 January 2015 in Berlin, the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), consisting of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, met today in Kyiv in preparation for the...
Serbian OSCE Chairmanship affirms support for Institutions and Field Operations
VIENNA, 16 January 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić discussed with the Heads of the OSCE Field Operations and Institutions yesterday in Vienna the key issues in the OSCE region in 2015. “Serbia, a country which has been hosting OSCE presences for a long time, attaches great importance to the OSCE field...
Statement by the Chairmenship on the Trilateral Contact Group
KYIV/VIENNA, 15 January 2015 – As a follow-up to the meeting of the four Ministers of Foreign Affairs in the “Normandie format” of 12 January 2015 in Berlin, the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), consisting of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, met today in Kyiv in preparation for the...
Statement by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine on fighting in and around Donetsk airport
DONETSK, 15 January 2015 – Today, for the second day in a row, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has attempted to reach Donetsk airport to establish the facts on the ground. In the afternoon, the SMM made two attempts and managed to reach an area close to the airport. The SMM witnessed substantial damage to civilian...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 14 January 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) gathered imagery and video data of shell impact craters at Volnovakha where a bus was hit...
OSCE Deputy Chief Monitor in Ukraine to hold news briefing today in Donetsk
DONETSK, 15 January 2015 – Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Alexander Hug will today hold a news briefing on the latest developments. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing today, 15 January, at 17:30 Kyiv time (16:30 CET), in the Radisson Park Inn hotel in Donetsk. Live online streaming of...
OSCE PA President welcomes Serbian Chairmanship, focus on Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, 15 January 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today welcomed the 2015 Serbian Chairmanship of the OSCE and pledged the Assembly’s support for its focus on resolving the conflict in Ukraine and other goals. “On behalf of the OSCE’s parliamentary branch, I welcome the Serbian...
Serbia reveals Chairmanship priorities pledging to rebuild trust and confidence in OSCE region
VIENNA, 15 January 2015 – Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today outlined priorities for the 2015 Serbian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe at the first Permanent Council meeting of the year in Vienna. He pledged to seize the opportunity given by the 57 participating States to rebuild trust and...
