Victor Dolidze, Head of Georgia's Delegation to the OSCE PA, at the Autumn Meeting in Geneva, 3 October 2014 COPENHAGEN, 6 October 2014 – At the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Standing Committee meeting in Geneva on 4 October, the Heads of National Delegations unanimously approved an invitation from Speaker of the Georgian Parliament David Usupashvili, delivered by Georgian Head of Delegation Victor Dolidze, for Georgia to host the Assembly's
05 October 2014
Some 200 parliamentarians from more than 50 nations gathered in Geneva for the OSCE PA's 2014 Autumn Meeting. (courtesy of the Swiss Parliament/Fabio Chironi) GENEVA, 5 October 2014 – Human rights and humanitarian issues were the focus of presentations and parliamentary debate on the final day of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2014 Autumn Meeting in Geneva. In opening the session, Mehmet Sevki Kulkuloglu (MP, Turkey), Vice-Chair of the OSCE
04 October 2014
Roza Aknazarova (MP, Kyrgyzstan), Chair of the OSCE PA's Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment, speaks on 4 October. (courtesy of the Swiss Parliament/Fabio Chironi) GENEVA, 4 October 2014 – Climate change and the connections between environment and technology took center stage on day two of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Autumn Meeting, which has brought together some 200 parliamentarians from more than 50
03 October 2014
State Duma Chair and Head of the Russian Delegation to the OSCE PA Sergey Naryshkin (right) and Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the OSCE PA Oleg Zarubinskyi speak during the debate on Ukraine, 3 October. (photo courtesy of the Swiss Parliament/Fabio Chironi) GENEVA, 3 October 2014 – OSCE parliamentarians from three continents engaged in a wide-ranging and at times emotional debate on the continuing crisis in Ukraine during the opening day
03 October 2014
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter at the opening session of the OSCE PA's Autumn Meeting in Geneva, 3 October. (courtesy of the Swiss Parliament/Fabio Chironi) GENEVA, 3 October 2014 –The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2014 Autumn Meeting has opened in Geneva, with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter urging some 200 parliamentarians from more than 50 nations to support the
01 October 2014
COPENHAGEN, 1 October 2014 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's 2014 Autumn Meeting, bringing together more than 450 participants from more than 50 countries, opens Friday, 3 October in Geneva, Switzerland. The Meeting – the final major gathering of the Assembly this year – will feature an opening-day parliamentary debate on the crisis in Ukraine and international efforts to de-escalate the situation. The debate will be held during Session One,
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