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Ambassador Holland thanks Minister Valtonen from Finland for presenting priorities as incoming 2025 OSCE Chair-in-Office, and gives full UK support.
Ambassador Holland thanks the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania for the work of the Presence over the last year in support of the Government of Albania's reform efforts.
Ambassador Holland condemns the transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia, which will be used to wreak further misery on Ukrainian civilians as part of its illegal war.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s illegal war suffers further setbacks as casualties mount, and it loses its first submarine in combat since the second world war.
Ambassador Holland addresses the Opening Session of the 2024 EEF, saying sustainable development and climate adaptation are two casualties of Russia’s war.
Politico-Military Counsellor, Ankur Narayan, thanks Denmark as the incoming Chair for upholding the Forum's mandate of holding a weekly politico-military dialogue, including on risk reduction.
The UK and others mark the four-year anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus in 2020.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown underlines the UK's concerns following the recent operation by Kosovo Police against Serbian-run municipal offices in the north of Kosovo.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown delivers a joint statement condemning enforced disappearances of Ukrainian civilians by Russia.
Ambassador Holland condemns the impact of Russia's illegal war on the safety, education, identity and future of Ukraine's children.
Ambassador Holland thanks the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for their work, including continued support for Ukraine and election observation missions, and noted the wider impact of the situation in Gaza.
Ambassador Holland marks Ukraine's Independence Day and condemns Russia's efforts to eradicate Ukrainian identity through its illegal war of aggression.
UK and others regret Belarus' lack of response to the Vienna Mechanism of July 2024 on prison conditions and call for immediate humanitarian release of political prisoners in Belarus.
Erol Özakçay Príncipe, US Mission to the OSCE, delivers a joint statement on behalf of the UK and six other OSCE participating States to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown says the fourth European Political Community summit held in the UK demonstrated strong commitment to Ukraine and on shared challenges like migrant smuggling and energy security.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown underlines the increased scale and intensity of the hybrid threat now faced by many participating States.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown thanks head of OSCE mission in Kazakhstan Dr Frobarth for his and his team's work, especially on human rights, transnational threats, and prosperity.
Ambassador Holland expresses concern at the mounting evidence of Russia's violations of international law and demands answers on whether Russia stands by its OSCE commitments.
At the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC), Ambassador Neil Holland calls on Russia to end its war, withdraw all its forces from all of Ukraine and to re-engage in dialogue and risk-reduction.
Justin Addison, UK Delegation to the OSCE, tells the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Committee (EEC) that Russia is prioritising its own aims above global food security.
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