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Ukraine will hold the OSCE Chairmanship in 2013
armradio.am
24.11.2010 18:24
Ukraine will hold the OSCE Chairmanship in 2013, foreign ministers
from the 56 OSCE participating States decided today.
The decision was taken by the required consensus in a silence procedure.
Kazakhstan chairs the OSCE in 2010, and Lithuania will chair the
Organization in 2011. Ireland will hold the 2012 OSCE Chairmanship.
The Chairperson-in-Office is the foreign minister of the country that
holds the Chairmanship. Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister and Secretary of
State Kanat Saudabayev is the current Chairperson-in-Office.
"I sincerely congratulate Ukraine on the occasion of being awarded the
esteemed OSCE Chairmanship in 2013. We wish our Ukrainian partners and
friends success in the implementation of this responsible mission and
the proper continuation of efforts of previous Chairmanships to
strengthen and develop the OSCE in light of new geopolitical
realities," Saudabayev said.
"The OSCE Summit in Astana, which will take place in just seven days,
will be an exceptionally important step in this direction, and we are
looking forward to productive work with all our partners in the OSCE
to agree truly historic decisions of this top-level meeting."
From: A. Papazian
armradio.am
24.11.2010 18:24
Ukraine will hold the OSCE Chairmanship in 2013, foreign ministers
from the 56 OSCE participating States decided today.
The decision was taken by the required consensus in a silence procedure.
Kazakhstan chairs the OSCE in 2010, and Lithuania will chair the
Organization in 2011. Ireland will hold the 2012 OSCE Chairmanship.
The Chairperson-in-Office is the foreign minister of the country that
holds the Chairmanship. Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister and Secretary of
State Kanat Saudabayev is the current Chairperson-in-Office.
"I sincerely congratulate Ukraine on the occasion of being awarded the
esteemed OSCE Chairmanship in 2013. We wish our Ukrainian partners and
friends success in the implementation of this responsible mission and
the proper continuation of efforts of previous Chairmanships to
strengthen and develop the OSCE in light of new geopolitical
realities," Saudabayev said.
"The OSCE Summit in Astana, which will take place in just seven days,
will be an exceptionally important step in this direction, and we are
looking forward to productive work with all our partners in the OSCE
to agree truly historic decisions of this top-level meeting."
From: A. Papazian