Dushanbe, 11.02.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). – On February 10, Holger Green, Germany’s Ambassador to Tajikistan and Markus Mueller, Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan have discussed the priorities of Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship.

According to OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Ambassador Green said that the Chairmanship’s top priorities will be rebuilding trust among participating States.

“In 2016, Germany will organize a series of events aimed at facilitating co-operation in the many different fields of the OSCE’s work including in the areas of transnational threats, such as international terrorism and radicalization”, — Ambassador added.
He emphasized that in the field of human rights, Germany would pay particular attention to safeguarding commitments within the OSCE area and to improving their implementation.

Ambassador Mueller noted that “the priorities of the German Chairmanship correspond with the work of the Office in Tajikistan and reflect the OSCE’s good co-operation with the Government of Tajikistan”. He also praised the support that OSCE projects have received from Germany in the last seven years.