  Switzerland, Serbia to hold OSCE Chairmanships in 2014-2015 February 10, 2012 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Switzerland and Serbia will hold the OSCE Chairmanships in 2014 and 2015 respectively, the 56 OSCE participating States decided, according to OSCE. In welcoming this decision, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore said: “I am particularly pleased that the OSCE participating States agreed to the joint proposal of Switzerland and Serbia for a two-year Chairmanship package. This innovative approach will allow for longer term planning and consistency for the benefit of our Organization. It will facilitate the development of a perspective for the future of the OSCE as we approach the fortieth anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.” The Irish Chairmanship together with previous and incoming Chairs Lithuania and Ukraine as the OSCE Troika will now work together with Switzerland and Serbia to develop future OSCE priorities. The decision was taken in a so-called ‘silence procedure’, which ended today, Feb 10 with no country voicing objection. The annual Chairmanship of the OSCE is decided by consensus of the 56 OSCE participating States, The Financial reported.  Top stories European Parliament urges EU member states to consider sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations. NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made."   |  Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. |
