OSCE military observer mission to visit Ukraine

posted 05 March 2014 18:33

Acting at Ukraine’s request, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe decided to send a military observer mission to our country. The importance of sending such a mission was highlighted yesterday, on March 4, at a joint meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna.

The observation mission includes representatives of the 21 OSCE member–countries such as France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Canada, UK, USA and others. The OSCE Secretariat’s Conflict Prevention Centre experts will also join this mission.

The visit will take place on March 5 to 12 within the framework of the response mechanisms under the OSCE Vienna Document.