As delivered by Ambassador Ian Kelly to the Permanent Council, Vienna April 19, 2012 We would like to thank the Chairmanship, the OSCE Secretariat, and the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for their efforts to develop a workable plan to facilitate voting in Kosovo and to secure agreement among the parties concerned. We continue to value ... Read More»

As delivered by Ambassador Ian Kelly to the Permanent Council, Vienna April 19, 2012 The United States is pleased at the progress achieved yesterday by the participants of the 5+2 official talks on Transnistria. We note that the sides have agreed on the principles and procedures for the conduct of formal negotiations as well as ... Read More»

As delivered by Ambassador Ian Kelly to the Permanent Council, Vienna April 19, 2012 The Geneva Discussions are an important forum for improving security and humanitarian conditions in Georgia. Constructive engagement in the Geneva Discussions and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) is critical to advancing agreement on international security accords, fostering confidence-building measures, ... Read More»

As delivered by Ambassador Ian Kelly to the Permanent Council, Vienna April 19, 2012 The United States joins other delegations in welcoming Ambassador-at-Large Konstantin Dolgov to the Permanent Council today, and we thank him for his presentation. The OSCE, with its comprehensive approach to security, offers a unique forum for the discussion of human rights. ... Read More»

As delivered by Ambassador Ian Kelly to the Permanent Council, Vienna April 19, 2012 The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere and Dr. Maxim Ryabkov back to the Permanent Council and we thank you both for your reports. Ambassador Tesoriere, once again we very much appreciate your detailed and comprehensive report. Your ‘twin-track’ approach ... Read More»