COPENHAGEN, 10 October 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is deploying a mission of 40 international observers, including 29 parliamentarians from 22 countries, to Kyrgyzstan for the 15 October presidential election. The observers arrive in Bishkek this week for several days of briefings before deploying to polling stations for election day observation. Member of the Azerbaijani Parliament Azay Guliyev has been appointed as Special

COPENHAGEN, 6 October 2017 – The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen, today welcomed the announcement of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and offered congratulations on behalf of the Assembly to the civil society coalition for its achievement. “In these times of rising tensions around the world,

OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen (third from left) opens the Standing Committee meeting in Andorra on 4 Oct. 2017. ANDORRA LA VELLA, 5 October 2017 – Cybersecurity, climate change and the importance of education as a guarantee of stability were the focus of debate among some 180 parliamentarians taking part in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2017 Autumn Meeting in Andorra this week. Under the theme of “Security in the OSCE Area: New

Christine Muttonen addressing the OSCE PA Standing Committee, Andorra, 4 Oct. 2017 (Photo: Consell General) ANDORRA LA VELLA, 4 October 2017 – Following discussion in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Standing Committee of Heads of Delegations today related to the situation in Spain, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, issued the following statement: “We have all followed the recent events

Prime Minister of Andorra Antoni Martí Peti, OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen and Speaker of the Parliament of Andorra Vicenç Mateu Zamora address the opening session of the 16th Autumn Meeting, 3 Oct. 2017 ANDORRA LA VELLA, 3 October 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2017 Autumn Meeting, bringing together some 180 parliamentarians from across the OSCE’s 57 participating States, opened today in Andorra with addresses by the OSCE PA

COPENHAGEN, 2 October 2017 – The OSCE PA Special Representative on the South Caucasus, Kristian Vigenin (MP, Bulgaria), today released the following statement: “During my recent trip to Azerbaijan, I was misquoted in local news media. While an immediate correction was requested and implemented, other news sources had already made use of the inaccurate information. Therefore I have to reiterate that I have never suggested a recomposition of the