MEDIA ADVISORY
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde to present priorities of Swedish OSCE Chair in Vienna on Thursday, 14 JanuaryVIENNA, 8 January 2020 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde will present Sweden’s Chairpersonship programme and priorities for the OSCE to its Permanent Council on Thursday, via video teleconferencing on 14 January in Vienna.
Journalists are invited to cover the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s speech delivered via video teleconferencing set to begin at 10:00 a.m. on 14 January.
An online press conference by Chairperson-in-Office Linde and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will take place from 14:00 to 14:20, following the formal inauguration of the Swedish OSCE Chair. The press conference will be held in English.
Journalists wishing to attend are required to send an e-mail requesting registration to [email protected], no later than 13 January at 18:00.
Sweden took over the chairing of the Organization from Albania on 1 January 2021. Chairperson-in-Office Linde will outline Swedish OSCE Chair priorities, with a focus on defending the European security order, addressing protracted conflicts and enhancing democracy and gender equality.
Updates and the latest news from the Swedish OSCR Chair can be followed via www.osce.org/cio and on Twitter @SwedeninATOSCE.
The OSCE Permanent Council is a decision-making body gathering representatives of all 57 participating States of the Organization and 11 Partners for Co-operation. It convenes weekly in Vienna to discuss developments in the OSCE area and to make decisions.
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