OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting, Ulaanbaatar ULAANBAATAR, 17 September 2015 – The deepening refugee crisis in Europe and the potential of the OSCE and its parliamentarians to help mitigate the situation was the focus of debate today at the conclusion of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Autumn Meeting . Dozens of parliamentarians, including from countries of arrival, transit and destination for refugees, addressed the scope and

The heads of OSCE field operations in Central Asia stand alongside OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva, Vice-President Christine Muttonen and Head of the Mongolian OSCE PA Delegation Batchimeg Migeddorg, Ulaanbaatar, 16 September 2015 ULAANBAATAR, 16 September 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2015 Autumn Meeting today hosted the heads of OSCE field operations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for a special

Enkhbold Zandaakhuu, Chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia (top left), and Elbegdorj Tsakhia, President of Mongolia (top right), address the opening session of the OSCE PA Autumn Meeting in Ulaanbaatar, 16 September 2015. ULAANBAATAR, 16 September 2015 – Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia and Parliament Chairman Enkhbold Zandaakhuu today opened the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2015 Autumn Meeting , which has brought together nearly

OSCE PA Special Representative Roberto Battelli (left) meets with Serbian Deputy Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Marinkovic in Belgrade, 1 June 2015. COPENHAGEN, 7 September 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President and Special Representative on South East Europe Roberto Battelli (MP, Slovenia) today welcomed important progress made over the summer months in the Balkans, while urging continued work on regional challenges. Battelli

COPENHAGEN, 5 September 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today issued the following statement on the 4 September gun attacks in and around Dushanbe, Tajikistan: "I condemn in the strongest terms the attacks in Tajikistan, which apparently targeted police and other personnel. Such senseless violence has no justification and no place in our world. The perpetrators must be held accountable for their crimes

Debates on regional security challenges, high-level Central Asia roundtable to feature COPENHAGEN, 4 September 2015 – Nearly 200 lawmakers from across the OSCE’s 57 participating States will gather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 15-18 September for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2015 Autumn Meeting . The Meeting will focus on continuing and emerging security concerns for the OSCE area and the role of parliamentarians in fostering co-operation