The FINANCIAL — Foreign ministers and high-level representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States will meet in Vilnius tomorrow to discuss progress on pressing security challenges and take decisions to chart the way ahead.
Issues to be discussed at the two-day meeting include protracted conflicts, transnational threats, media freedom and enhanced engagement with the OSCE’s Partner countries, including in the Southern Mediterranean and Afghanistan.
Ažubalis expressed hope that decisions would be also taken on a range of other shared security challenges from the OSCE’s role in promoting energy and cyber security to the safety of journalists.
Ažubalis was speaking at a news conference on the launch of a guidebook on the safety of journalists produced by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, with the support of the Lithuanian Chairmanship. The guidebook offers concrete guidelines to protect journalists and to ensure that those who use force or violence against journalists are brought to justice.
The 18th OSCE Ministerial Council will bring together some 40 foreign ministers and other top officials from the 56 OSCE participating States as well as from the OSCE’s 12 Partner countries and other international and regional organizations. The Ministerial Council is held annually and is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE.
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