Azerbaijan`s FM to join OSCE Ministerial Council in Switzerland
Baku, December 3 AZERTAC
An Azerbaijani delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has left for Basel, Switzerland to attend the 21st OSCE Ministerial Council.
The 21st OSCE Ministerial Council, gathering some 50 foreign ministers, will take place on 4 and 5 December 2014, at the Basel Exhibition Centre, at the invitation of the 2014 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter.
Mr. Mammadyarov will deliver a speech at the event. During the trip, the Azerbaijani Minister will also hold several bilateral meetings and meet the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The meeting, held annually, provides foreign ministers and more than 70 delegations of OSCE participating States, partner countries and several international organizations an opportunity to review and assess the Organization's activities during the past year and offer national viewpoints on security matters.
Chairperson Burkhalter will hold a press conference with incoming Chairperson, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, where the civil society recommendations will be presented by Civic Solidarity Platform members Yuri Dzhibladze and Izabela Kisic.
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