Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani to present programme for OSCE 2023 Chairpersonship in Vienna on Thursday, 12 January

VIENNA, 9 January 2023 — OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO) and Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, will present the programme of the 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia to the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday, 12 January.

Journalists are invited to cover the OSCE CiO’s speech set to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 12 January as part of a pool (spaces limited). The CiO’s speech will also be livestreamed on https://www.osce.org/live.

Following the formal inauguration of North Macedonia as OSCE Chair, a press conference by OSCE CiO Osmani and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will take place at 12:30.

The press conference will be held in English and also be livestreamed on https://www.osce.org/live.

Please register for the press conference (in-person participation only) no later than 12:00 noon on 11 January by sending an email to press@osce.org with your name, outlet and profession. If you wish to be considered for a pool position, please also indicate this in your message.

North Macedonia took over from Poland as Chair of the OSCE on 1 January 2023. OSCE CiO Osmani will outline the programme of North Macedonia for the 2023 OSCE Chairpersonship, with a focus on the OSCE’s impact on the ground throughout the region and its critical importance to supporting and empowering people. Ukraine will remain a central priority and a key security issue for the CiO, as will supporting sustainable economic growth and environmental co-operation. The Chair will put a particular emphasis on engaging with youth and civil society as driving forces for building vibrant and resilient democracies.

The latest information from the OSCE CiO of North Macedonia can be found at https://www.osce.org/chairmanship and on Twitter: @Bujar_O and @OSCECiO.

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.