Representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States, the six OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation — Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia — and several international organizations will meet in Tirana on 24 and 25 October to discuss the achievements, challenges and future opportunities for the OSCE Mediterranean Partnerships.
The OSCE 2019 Mediterranean Conference will look into ways to further common security in the Mediterranean through dialogue and co-operation on issues of mutual interest.
Albania’s Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Gent Cakaj, representing Albania’s Chairmanship of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group, Slovak State Secretary of the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry Lukáš Parízek, Secretary General of the Union for Mediterranean Nasser Kamel, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marina Sereni, Secretary-General of Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ambassador Saja Majali, General Secretary/Deputy Minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Algeria Rachid Bladhane will deliver opening remarks on the first day of the Conference.
The ministers and other high-level delegates will exchange views on:
- The importance of joint efforts in countering terrorism, violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism;
- Youth participation and engagement to enhance dialogue and co-operation in the Mediterranean;
- The role of connectivity, digitalization, sustainable development and economic growth in advancing common security in the Mediterranean.
The OSCE has been holding annual conferences with its Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation since 1995. Under the OSCE convention, the Mediterranean Contact Group is chaired by the upcoming OSCE Chairmanship.
