VIENNA/SEOUL, 9 October 2020 – The 2020 OSCE Asian Conference, focusing on multilateral responses to global security challenges, will be held virtually on 12 and 13 October 2020. The conference is co-organized by the Republic of Korea, and Slovakia as the 2020 Chair of the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group...

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MEDIA ADVISORY

2020 OSCE Asian Conference focusing on multilateral responses to global security challenges to be held online on Monday

VIENNA / SEOUL, 9 October 2020 – The 2020 OSCE Asian Conference, focusing on multilateral responses to global security challenges, will be held virtually on 12 and 13 October 2020. The conference is co-organized by the Republic of Korea, and Slovakia as the 2020 Chair of the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group.

Representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States, OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation, international organizations, academic, and private sector will discuss specific areas of multilateral responses to global security challenges.

Three sessions will focus on regional confidence- and security-building measures and exchanges of best practices between Europe and Asia; possibilities for mitigating trans-border environmental risks; and the challenges and nexus between security and access to information in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conference will be opened by Lee Taeho, Vice Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Ingrid Brocková, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia to the OSCE, Chair of the Contact Group with the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation; Agron Tare, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Albania; and Tuula Yrölä, OSCE Officer in Charge/Secretary General, Director of Conflict Prevention Centre.

The OSCE five Asian Partners are Afghanistan, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Thailand. The Partnership provides a platform for political dialogue and practical engagement by fostering productive collaboration and sharing best practices on issues of mutual concern.

The opening session on Monday, 12 October, from 9.30 to 10.30, will be live streamed on www.osce.org/live. No registration required. For questions, please contact [email protected].

For PDF attachments or links to sources of further information, please visit: https://www.osce.org/partners-for-cooperation/asian/466506

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