Tag: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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OSCE 31st Ministerial Meeting concludes with agreement on organisation’s future and administration
The 31st OSCE Ministerial Meeting has been concluded yesterday with an agreement on the organisation’s future and administration. A compromise has been reached on the secretary-general with Turkey taking on the role. Former Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun SinirlioÄŸlu will head the organisation as its SEcretary General. Maria Telalian from Greece, who worked as a jurist…
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European states project Ukrainian fatigue at the OSCE: Turkey slated to take over the administration of the OSCE as a compromise candidate
Yesterday, the OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg opened the OSCE 31st Ministerial Meeting in Malta with a clear call for Russia to withdraw for Ukraine. However, by the end of the day, after foreign ministers and diplomats had exchanged views and discussions, there was a clear sense that Western European states…
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha appeals to Western leaders to speed up transfer of pledged weapons: Zakharova denied a visa to Malta
The OSCE’s 31st Ministerial Council will kick off today in Malta as several Eastern European states protest the presence of Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the conference. Maria Zakharova, the director of propaganda at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was denied entry to Malta after applying for a visa to attend…
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31st OSCE Ministerial Council in Malta overshadowed by Sergey Lavrov’s visit
Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will be travelling to the first EU-member state since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 to attend the OSCE Ministerial Council. Unlike Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov does not have an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court but is sanctioned by the EU. He does…
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Ian Borg meets Tajikistan’s President, Emomali Rahmon, as OSCE Chairman
The Foreign Affairs Minister and OSCE Chairman Ian Borg had a meeting with a very particular dictator, yesterday, as he met Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon. Tajikistan is known to be one of the most authoritarian states in the world, being on par with North Korea in terms of surveillance, and oppression of its own people.…
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Ian Borg meets President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, as OSCE Chairman
Ian Borg, Foreign Affairs Minister and currently, OSCE Chairman, was in Almaty, Kazakhstan yesterday as he met with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Senate leader, and the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, among others, to discuss the OSCE Action Plan for Kazakhstan. Ian Borg also met civil society organizations and youth groups. The OSCE is aiding…
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OSCE Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg is on a Central Asian tour
Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg is traveling to Central Asia this week as OSCE Chairman. He will first meet with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev before continuing his trip to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan views the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe as a valuable window to the West, given that it is the only…
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Protests in Tbilisi continue as OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg meets NGOs
There where incredible scenes in front of Georgia’s parliament, yesterday, as OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg held meetings with government officials and NGOs. The OSCE Chairman also met with Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili who intends to veto the recently passed Foreign Agents Bills (“Russian law”), although her veto may not be…
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No bilateral talks on the sidelines between Malta and Azerbaijan as Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg leads the OSCE delegation
Following the OSCE’s meeting with Azerbaijan’s dictator Ilham Aliyev, I have also been told by the officials present that no bilateral talks between Malta and Azerbaijan were held during the visit. The OSCE delegation is currently being led Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ian Borg, who is also chairing the OSCE on behalf of Malta. Azerbaijan’s…
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Ilham Aliyev confirms to the OSCE that Azerbaijan wants to exit the Minsk Group for a Peace Treaty with Armenia
Azerbaijan’s fraudulently elected President and dictator Ilham Aliyev has confirmed to the OSCE that it wants to pull out of OSCE’s Minsk Group to sign a full peace agreement with Armenia. The Minsk Group which sought a peaceful agreement on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh is now seen redundant by both parties given that Armenia is…
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan informs OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg that Armenia prefers a full peace with Azerbaijan
Embattled Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has told OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Minister for Foreign Affairs that Armenia is seeking to abandon the OSCE Minsk Group discussions over Nagorno-Karabakh to conclude a peace deal with Azerbaijan instead. This was also Azerbaijan’s position in February before signing a preliminary agreement with Armenia in April. The peace…
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Malta in discussions with Ukraine to assist in the return of kidnapped children from Russia through the OSCE
Discussions held by the Ukrainian government with foreign allies over the past week have centred on plans for the return of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. Echoing these discussions, Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelensky, was in Riga this week and stressed that up to 20,000 Ukrainian children remain in captivity in Russia. President Zelensky addressed…
