Section: OSCE (EU)
Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to attend Special Session of OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, 14 January
Ukraine Minister for Foreign affairs Pavlo Klimkin to attend Special Session of OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, 14 January VIENNA, 13 January 2016 – Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin will attend this year’s first Special session of the OSCE Permanent Council, at which the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office,...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission’s Principal Deputy Chief Monitor to brief media tomorrow via videolink from Soledar, eastern Ukraine
KYIV, 13 January 2016 – Alexander Hug, the Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), will hold a special news briefing tomorrow via video link from Soledar town. Hug will be on a duty trip to eastern Ukraine in order to assess the security situation, meet the SMM team and interlocutors and open new...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier strongly condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul
BERLIN, 13 January 2016 – The OSCE Chairperson‑in‑Office, Federal Foreign Minister Frank‑Walter Steinmeier, today condemned yesterday’s terrorist attack in Istanbul in the strongest possible terms, and offered his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of the victims. “This is a difficult time for all of us – a...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 11 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed over 20 ceasefire violations involving the use of mortar, all in the wider area of Kominternove, but no ceasefire violations in the area of Donetsk airport. All ceasefire violations in Luhansk region were assessed as live-fire exercises. The Mission saw armed men in Kominternove...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 10 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed a number of ceasefire violations, mainly around Donetsk airport, in Horlivka and in the wider area of Kominternove. In particular, there was a significant increase in the number of explosions observed in Horlivka. The Mission liaised with both sides of the Joint Centre for Control...
CORRECTION: Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 7 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed relative calm with a small number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and no ceasefire violations in the area near Donetsk airport. In Horlivka, armed “DPR” members temporarily held SMM monitors, and forced them to the ground at gunpoint. In areas not controlled...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 8 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed a generally calm situation throughout Donbas, with the exception of Horlivka and Telmanove, where it observed multiple ceasefire violations. In Luhansk region, the Mission observed live-fire training exercises in many areas not controlled by the Government. The SMM observed a calm...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 7 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed relative calm with a small number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and no ceasefire violations in the area near Donetsk airport. In Horlivka, armed “DPR” members temporarily held SMM monitors, forced them to the ground and searched the SMM vehicles for video...
New OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Steinmeier to present priorities in Vienna on Thursday, 14 January
VIENNA, 08 January 2016 – The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will outline Germany’s Chairmanship programme and priorities to the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday, 14 January in Vienna. Germany took over the Chairmanship of the Organization on 1 January 2016 from Serbia. Journalists...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 6 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed relative calm with a small number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. “DPR” members restricted the SMM’s movements during a patrol to Kominternove. The SMM observed weapons missing from storage sites and weapons in use at training areas. The SMM observed...
