Special Representative Roberto Battelli, with Ambs. Andreas Nothelle and Jonathan Moore, meet House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Mladen Bosic in Sarajevo, 18 May 2017 BANJA LUKA, 19 May 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President and Special Representative on South East Europe Roberto Battelli (MP, Slovenia) today concluded a five-day visit to Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He wrapped up the visit in Banja Luka

Isabel Santos (centre) and members of OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Migration at Nizip refugee camp in southeast Turkey, 17 May 2017 ISTANBUL, 18 May 2017 – Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration today concluded a three-day visit to Turkey, commending the country for its efforts in hosting more than three million refugees – making Turkey the host country with the largest refugee population in the world – and

Special Representative Roberto Battelli and Speaker of Parliament Ilir Meta in Tirana, 15 May 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Albanian Parliament) TIRANA, 15 May 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President and Special Representative on South East Europe Roberto Battelli (MP, Slovenia) today kicked off a week-long visit to Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Beginning his visit to the region in Tirana, Albania, Battelli has held

OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen and Secretary General Roberto Montella with Speaker of Uzbekistan’s Legislative Assembly Nurdinjon Ismoilov, Tashkent, 8 May 2017 TASHKENT, 10 May 2017 – OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen concludes today a three-day visit to Uzbekistan, during which she has discussed the country’s ongoing reforms and potential areas for co-operation with the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly. “Uzbekistan is an essential

Christine Muttonen and Doris Barnett speak at the Leinsweiler seminar, 6 May 2017. LEINSWEILER, 8 May 2017 – An OSCE Parliamentary Assembly seminar held this weekend in Leinsweiler, Germany, focused on the question of how the renewed competition for geopolitical spheres of influence is impacting security in the OSCE area. Hosted by the German Delegation to the OSCE PA, the seminar addressed specific themes related to collective security,

Christine Muttonen and Kristian Vigenin COPENHAGEN, 4 May 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) and Special Representative on the South Caucasus Kristian Vigenin (MP, Bulgaria) expressed regret about today’s announcement that it has not been possible to reach agreement to extend the mandate of the OSCE’s Office in Yerevan. The Office is expected to close in the coming months. “I regret the fact that