VIENNA/STOCKHOLM, 24 May 2021 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, will visit Serbia on 24 and 25 May and Montenegro on 25 and 26 May.
Linde’s visit will focus on core aspects of the OSCE’s work and the support that the OSCE Missions have given to their host countries´ development related to regional security, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and equality, strengthening the women peace and security agenda and the importance of women’s economic empowerment. She will also emphasize the importance of good governance, anti-corruption and the fight against transnational organized crime.
In Serbia, Linde will meet with President Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and Foreign Affairs Minister Nikola Selaković, the Women’s Parliamentary Network and Ivica Dacić, Speaker of the National Assembly. The meeting with Foreign Minister Selaković will be followed by a press conference on 24 May at 18:00.
Linde will attend the youth roundtable with civil society at the OSCE’s Mission to Serbia and meet with representatives of the international community in Serbia.
In Montenegro, Linde will meet with President Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazović, Foreign Minister Đorđe Radulović and the President of the Parliament Aleksa Bečić. The meeting with Foreign Minister Radulović will be followed by a press conference on 26 May at 10:00.
Chairperson Linde will also meet with representatives of the Women’s Parliamentary Club and participate in a youth roundtable with civil society.
For more information about Sweden's 2021 OSCE Chairpersonship, please visit the OSCE website: https://www.osce.org/chairmanship
For inquiries about participation in press conferences, please contact the MFA in each country.