“Italy is honoured to take over the OSCE presidency. We strongly believe in this organisation and in its mission of promoting peace, security and stability. It is an invaluable mission, all the more so in a European and international context as the one we live in, with the threats which we must face, that put balances seriously in jeopardy,” said Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. The minister is presenting the Italian Presidency mission’s priorities today before the OSCE’s Permanent Council, in Vienna, where Italy will begin its term on January 1, 2018.<\/p>\n
Minister Alfano will present, to the permanent representatives of the 57 member countries, the mission of the Italian Presidency of the organisation at the Hofburg Imperial Palace. Special attention will be given to the crisis in Ukraine and on\u00a0 the other “prolonged conflicts” of\u00a0 Nagorno-Karabakh, Georgia and Transnistria, and the challenges and opportunities from the South,\u00a0 Mediterranean issues and a\u00a0 strengthening response to the migration emergency.\u00a0Reference will also be made to the political and military, the economic and environmental and human committments which reflect the concept of “comprehensive security”, which is one of the pillars of the organisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n