OSCE Secretary General Zannier, in Georgia, says Organization is committed to resolving regional conflicts through dialogue
144141 Communication and Media Relations Section “The Geneva International Discussions are and remain the only inclusive platform for dialogue,” said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier …read more Source:...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv tomorrow
KYIV, 11 March 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv. Alexander Hug, the Deputy Chief Monitor of the SMM, will talk about the recent Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 18:00hrs (Kyiv time), 9 March 2015
Please note that this report is provided for the public and the media The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – assessed the situation to be calm in the Luhansk region,...
Ceasefire and co-operation are conducive to reaching concrete results in Ukraine, OSCE Chair says
BELGRADE, 10 March 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today welcomed the beginning of efforts to remove and destroy unexploded ordinance in southeast Ukraine as a good example of co-operation by all sides yielding tangible results and producing visible improvements in the lives of the local...
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to address Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on Wednesday
VIENNA, 10 March 2015 –Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian will address a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on Wednesday 11 March 2015, at the Hofburg, Vienna.The address to the Permanent Council by Minister Nalbandian will be open to media. Journalists are invited to the Neuer Saal of the Hofburg Congress Centre at...
Only a United West Can Stop Putin
MADRID — For some countries, military or political defeat is so intolerable, so humiliating, that they will do whatever it takes to overturn what they view as an unjust international order. One such revisionist power was Egypt, which resolved to undo its 1967 defeat by Israel and regain the Sinai Peninsula. This was ultimately achieved, but...
More Economic Jitters in Moscow and Astana, Baku Hit on Rights Record Ahead of European Games
Plus, Kosovo moves ahead with plans to try ex-KLA leaders for war crimes, and the TAPI pipeline gets some welcome positive news. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Heroes or Villains? Volunteer Battalions in Post-Maidan Ukraine
Heroes or Villains? Volunteer Battalions in Post-Maidan UkraineIn: IAI Working Papers …read more Source: Istituto Affari...
Not so Quiet on the Eastern Front
Patriotism is in fashion again, as Lithuania’s fears of Russia lead to a discussion on renewing conscription. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What’s Behind Lithuania’s Restored Compulsory Military Service?
About seven years after abolishing compulsory military service and amidst the tense situation in Ukraine, Lithuania has restored conscription. Eurasia Outlook asked its experts to weigh in on the deeper meaning of this maneuver and what its consequences might be. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
