COPENHAGEN, 13 June 2014 – Enhanced confidence-building measures in the military sphere, democratic control of countries' armed forces and a comprehensive assessment of cyber threats are among key recommendations made by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Political Affairs and Security (First Committee) in its draft resolution for the PA's upcoming Annual Session. The resolution will be debated and may be amended by parliamentarians

OSCE PA human rights chair Isabel Santos (right) meets with the Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of Kazakhstan’s Senate, Ikram Adyrbekov, on 10 June. COPENHAGEN, 11 June 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, met today with jailed Kazakhstani opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov at a penal colony

OSCE PA Vice-President Ilkka Kanerva (left) meets with Claus Neukirch, the Deputy Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, with the PA’s Ambassador Andreas Nothelle and Senior Policy Analyst Francesco Pagani (in foreground) alongside. VIENNA, 11 June 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) held a day of meetings at OSCE offices in Vienna on 10 June. The discussions focused primarily on the current

OSCE PA President Ranko Krivokapic (left) meets German Bundestag President Prof. Norbert Lammert on 6 June. (courtesy Deutscher Bundestag/Achim Melde) COPENHAGEN, 6 June 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic has completed a visit to Berlin, where Ukraine mediation efforts topped the agenda in talks with the President of the German Bundestag and other parliamentary and government leaders. Krivokapic met with Bundestag

OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver (left) addresses members of Italy's Delegation to the PA in the Italian Parliament as Delegation Head Paolo Romani looks on, 5 June. COPENHAGEN, 6 June 2014 – On the invitation of Senator Paolo Romani of Italy, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver visited Rome this week for meetings with the Italian Delegation to the PA. Oliver addressed the Delegation in the Italian Parliament

COPENHAGEN, 28 May 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, today deplored the sentencing of rights defender Anar Mammadli by a Baku court to 5 ½ years in prison. "The Azerbaijani government's systematic targeting of civil society has reached a new low with the sentencing of Anar Mammadli. I fear that Mr. Mammadli's only crime may have