OSCE Ministerial Council 2021: Unanimous Decision and Appointment Controversy

OSCE Ministerial Council 2021: Unanimous Decision and Appointment Controversy

The result of a unanimous decision with a vote of all 57 participating countries was announced on Friday, December 1, by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani at the closing of the 30th meeting of the Ministerial Council in Skopje. He also announced the extension of the terms of office of … Read more

Lavrov at the OSCE meeting: the foreign ministers of the Baltic countries refused to participate

Lavrov at the OSCE meeting: the foreign ministers of the Baltic countries refused to participate

“Lavrov’s participation risks legitimizing aggressor Russia as a legitimate member of our community of free nations… We, the ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, will not participate in this and will not share responsibility for the consequences it will cause,” the officials noted. Also, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, during his speech today at the … Read more

Estonia Refuses to Surrender Chairmanship in the Face of Russian Pressure

“We will not give up our ability to be chairman because Russia can dictate who suits them,” Tsaghkna said. According to him, Russia wants to fight not only with Estonia, but also to block the activities of various international organizations built on democratic principles and where the interests of different member states are taken into … Read more

“OSCE in crisis: Estonia’s candidacy for presiding country rejected by Russia and Belarus”

The rules of the organization provide that the presiding country is chosen by rotation with the support of all 57 OSCE member states, however, Russia and Belarus have not approved Estonia’s candidacy for the status of the presiding country next year. At the same time, Estonia is not ready to withdraw its candidacy. Finnish Foreign … Read more

“If OSCE fails to elect chairman in 2024, organization may face destruction, warns Haavisto”

“If there is no chairman in 2024 and there is no consensus on this issue, then next year will be the year of the destruction of the OSCE as an organization,” Haavisto said. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe It is noted that according to the charter of the organization, the chairmanship, which is … Read more

Ukraine has announced a boycott of work in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly / GORDON

“The Ukrainian delegation was forced to boycott the work in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly until this international organization can form its attitude to the participation of Russians – propagandists and representatives of a terrorist state, a criminal state “, he wrote. According to Poturaev, since there was not even a decision to suspend the powers … Read more

OSCE staff in Donbas captured

Photo: atr.ua The Russians captured the staff of the OSCE – – Russian forces captured a number of members of the OSCE monitoring mission in Lugansk and Donetsk. Threats to Mission personnel are also reported. Members of the OSCE SMM were captured in Donetsk and Lugansk, the Organization is seeking their release. This was announced … Read more

1,500 violations per day in Donbas – OSCE

Photo: facebook.com/pressjfo OSCE records more than 1,500 ceasefire violations in Donbas – – More than 590 ceasefire violations were recorded in the Donetsk region, and almost a thousand in the Lugansk region. On February 18, the OSCE recorded more than 1,500 ceasefire violations in Donbas. This is stated in the OSCE SMM report on Sunday, … Read more

More than 500 explosions per day in Donbas – OSCE

The OSCE counted more than 500 explosions along the line of contact in Donbass per day – – The OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine appealed to the parties to the conflict with an appeal to adhere to the ceasefire regime. Since Wednesday evening, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has registered more than … Read more

Ukraine initiated a meeting in the OSCE because of Russia

Photo: kievskaya.com.ua The meeting must take place within 48 hours – – Russia refused to meet on the Vienna document. Ukraine initiated another meeting. Ukraine initiated a meeting of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Cooperation of the OSCE, said on Wednesday, February 16, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba in Twitter. – “We continue … Read more