Organisation for Security

BRUSSELS - Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told Tanjug on Wednesday that he expects Serbia to be a constructive factor in tackling the Ukrainian crisis during its OSCE chairmanship.

Serbia is a fair mediator and, as such, it will have broad support from OSCE members, Zannier said during a visit to Brussels.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, who is also foreign minister, has met in Belgrade with Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary General Lamberto Zannier to discuss the Ukrainian crisis among other matters, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday.

BELGRADE - The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Thursday welcomed the progress achieved by Serbia in the EU accession process, announcing that it will continue to support the Serbian government in further consolidation of the reform process.

BELGRADE - The Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, Rodoljub Sabic, presented an award to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Monday on International Right to Know Day for its special contribution to affirming the right of access to information.

PRISTINA - Jennifer Brush, former Director of the Office of South Central European Affairs at the US Department of State, has been appointed as Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo.

The decision to appoint Brush was announced by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, UNMIK said in a statement.

BELGRADE - The partnership the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has had with Serbia since 2001 has contributed to the implementation of reforms, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said during a meeting with the head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Peter Burkhard on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Deputy Speaker Gordana Comic has been elected rapporteur of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly for the second time.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic on Tuesday discussed with the head of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Serbia Peter Burkhard current cooperation and Serbia's upcoming OSCE chairmanship in 2015.

PRISTINA - Kosovo's municipalities must further improve compliance with the law on use of languages, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Pristina has concluded in a report.

BELGRADE - Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier has urged Serbs to take part in the June 8 legislative elections in Kosovo-Metohija.

In a statement to reporters on Saturday, Zannier said that he has always been convinced that progress on the Kosovo issue requires participation in elections.