Roberto Montella, George Tsereteli and Ingibjorg Gisladottir at the Polish Sejm, 22 March 2018 WARSAW, 23 March 2018 – Wrapping up a two-day visit to Warsaw, where meetings have taken place with colleagues from the Polish Parliament and from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) said today that solving common problems requires greater international

OSCE PA President George Tsereteli and President of the German Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble signing Annual Session agreement, Berlin, 21 March 2018 BERLIN, 21 March 2018 – Germany’s strong support for the OSCE is evident in the high level of commitment seen in its ongoing organization of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 27th Annual Session to be held this summer in Berlin, PA President George Tsereteli said today. Having met in the German

Michael George Link and Marietta Tidei present credentials at a polling station in Moscow, 18 March 2018 MOSCOW, 19 March 2018 – The 18 March presidential election in Russia took place in an overly controlled environment, marked by continued pressure on critical voices, while the Central Election Commission (CEC) administered the process efficiently and openly, the international observers concluded in a statement today . After intense efforts

MOSCOW, 16 March 2018 – The international observers for the presidential election in the Russian Federation will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 19 March, in Moscow. The mission is a joint undertaking of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). The statement will be delivered by Michael Georg Link, Special Co-ordinator

Marietta Tidei and Michael Georg Link *Русская версия ниже Photo opportunity on election day in Moscow with OSCE observation leaders Election observers present findings at a press conference in Moscow on 19 March MOSCOW, 15 March 2018 – Michael Georg Link (MP, Germany), the OSCE Special Co-ordinator responsible for leading the short-term OSCE observer mission for the presidential election in Russia, and the Head of the OSCE Parliamentary

COPENHAGEN, 15 March 2018 – In response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in the United Kingdom on 4 March, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) today issued the following statement: “I am deeply concerned by the apparent poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, UK, on 4 March. The authorities must conduct a credible and transparent investigation and those