Tag: OSCE
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Malta participates in OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting: votes in favour of return of Ukrainian children at the UN General Assembly
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg has attended the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Vienna chaired by Finland, earlier today. The Minister attended various conferences and meetings including a meeting on the sidelines with the Foreign Minister of Monaco Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, and a meeting on the return of Ukrainian children from Russia, hosted…
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Malta targeted by foreign cyber attacks during OSCE Meeting – Glenn Micallef
In an interview on the public broadcaster, the Maltese EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef stated that Malta was targeted by foreign cyber attacks during its recent international peace conference. The last international conference in Malta on “peace” was the OSCE meeting. Glenn Micallef is the EU Commissioner for Youth, Culture and Sport. He made the comments…
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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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Ukrainians in Malta protest Russia’s Foreign Minister presence at the OSCE’s conference
Yesterday, the Ukrainian community in Malta organised a protest against the presence of Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister in Malta at the OSCE 31st Ministerial Conference. The protest took place in Ta’ Qali outside the conference centre where the OSCE conference took place. The Foundation for the Ukrainian Community of Malta issued a press statement condemning…
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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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Malta hosts OSCE Ministerial Council as local businesses face major losses – Arnold Cassola
Malta is preparing to host the OSCE Ministerial Council on 5th & 6th December in Ta’ Qali – the largest ministerial conference ever held on the island. State delegations from 57 nations will take part in a discussion about a range of important global concerns, including conflict resolution and human rights. However, in a statement…
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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…
