OSCE Secretary General Schmid to visit Moscow

VIENNA, 20 June 2021 — OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will visit Moscow for meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, other high-level officials and parliamentarians from 21 to 24 June.

They will discuss a wide range of regional and thematic issues related to security and stability in the OSCE.

Schmid will address the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and meet with Secretary General Stanislav Zas.

The Secretary General will address the IX Moscow Conference on International Security on trends and prospects in European Security.

During her visit, the Secretary General will also meet with representatives of think tanks and civil society, including the Valdai Club and the Women’s Union of Russia.