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10. februar 2012 ble det klart at Sveits og Serbia skal ha formannskapet i OSSE i henholdsvis 2014 og 2015. Beslutningen ble tatt ved konsensus mellom alle OSSEs 56 deltakerstater. Read more

Irlands visestatsminister Eamon Gilmore, OSSEs formann for 2012, håper å dra nytte av erfaringer fra fredsprosessen i Nord-Irland for å bidra til konfliktløsning i OSSE-området, og vil arbeide for mediefrihet både ”online” og ”offline”. Read more

Hvert år arrangerer det gjeldende formannskapslandet i OSSE et ministerrådsmøte. Dette er OSSEs nest øverste beslutningsorgan etter toppmøter. I år gikk turen til Litauen og Vilnius, der 56 utenriksministere og statssekretærer møttes 6. – 7. desember for å vedta nye forpliktelser for styrket samarbeid i OSSE-området. Read more

Statement delivered by State Secretary of Norway Mr. Torgeir Larsen at the 18th OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius, 6 December 2011. Read more

OSSE må konsentrere seg om sine kjerneoppgaver innenfor et utvidet sikkerhetsbegrep, styrke samarbeidet med andre multilaterale organisasjoner, og styrkes ressursmessig slik at organisasjonen kan følge opp sine prioriteringer og politiske vedtak, konkluderer Utenriksdepartementet i sin Stortingsmelding om samarbeidet i OSSE i 2010. Read more

1. januar 2011 tok Litauen over formannskapet i OSSE. I sin introduksjonstale til OSSEs Faste Råd 13 januar 2011 presenterte den litauiske utenriksministeren Audronius Azubalis formannskapets prioriteringer for det kommende året. Read more

As a consequence of the terrorist attacks in Norway on the 22nd of July 2011 77 people were killed. In a remembrance speech the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stated; “Our response will be more openness, more democracy”. Within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Norway has received significant support and compassion from other participating States. During... Read more

Statement delivered by H.E Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway to the OSCE Summit 2010 Astana, 1 December 2010 Read more

A series of meetings and hectic preparations this autumn is now finally to culminate in the first OSCE summit in 11 years. As chairman state for 2010, Kazakhstan is hosting the event. Read more

HRH Crown Prince Haakon officially opened the Norwegian Embassy in Astana today. Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, who is accompanying the Crown Prince on the visit, said: “The opening of Norway’s first embassy in Central Asia reflects the region’s growing international importance. Kazakhstan is a strategically important country and an increasingly important partner for Norway.” Read more

Priorities for Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship include addressing terrorism and other threats, working to resolve protracted conflicts, reconstruction of Afghanistan, co-operation on transport and promoting tolerance, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev said in their address to the OSCE... Read more

On January 1st 2010 Kazakhstan took over the Chairmanship of the OSCE and reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the fundamental principles and values of the Organization, to proceed according to the interests of all participating States and to strengthen the role of the OSCE as a significant platform for dialogue contributing to security in the wider Eurasian space. Read more

For the first time ever, leading international scientists have drawn up a report on the status of the parts of the world covered by snow and ice. The conclusion is that they are disappearing faster than anticipated. “This is disturbing news. The world’s leaders must reach an agreement that ensures dramatic cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases,” commented Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr... Read more

“Demanding, stimulating and challenging” were Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s description of the three-hour review of the human rights situation in Norway in Geneva Wednesday 2 December. This was the first time Norway was examined under the UN’s new system of Universal Periodic Reviews of member states’ national efforts to respect and ensure human rights. Read more

The OSCE maintains special relations with six Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. A number of meetings, conferences and special events provide a broad framework for regular contact between OSCE and the partners. Read more

The 17th OSCE Ministerial Council took place in Athens on 1 and 2 December 2009. The event was held at the invitation of the 2009 Chairman-in-Office, Greek Prime Minister and Foreign Minister George Papandreou.The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The meeting, held annually, provides the foreign ministers of the 56 OSCE participating States an... Read more

During a ceremony in Oslo on 10 December, President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Read more

The President of the Norwegian Storting (Norwegian parliament) and the Norwegian Nobel Committee was on September 29th elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe by the organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly. Read more

WARSAW, 22 September 2009 - Representatives of governments and civil society from the 56 OSCE participating States will gather in Warsaw for a two-week meeting that will review the progress made in implementing the commitments adopted by governments in the field of human rights and democracy. Read more

MFA - Press release 64/09: Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is pleased that vote-counting is now under way after the presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan. “The elections were held under very difficult circumstances,” said Mr Støre. Read more