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Here you will find all the latest news relating to Switzerland's chairpersonship, including press releases, the chairman-in-office's trips and statements.
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All the latest news on Switzerland's 2026 OSCE chairpersonship and the activities of the chairman-in-office, Ignazio Cassis, can be found in the news platform.
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Press releases – Swiss chairpersonship of the OSCE
Sécurité et coopération multilatérale dans un monde en mutation au cœur des entretiens du conseiller fédéral Cassis au WEF
À l’occasion de sa présence au World Economic Forum (WEF) à Davos, le conseiller fédéral Ignazio Cassis, chef du Département fédéral des affaires étrangères (DFAE), a placé au centre de ses échanges la sécurité et la stabilité en Europe et au Moyen Orient, la coopération multilatérale ainsi que la présidence suisse de l’Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe (OSCE).
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis opens Swiss OSCE chairpersonship in Vienna
The head of the FDFA, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, will be in Vienna on 15 January 2026 to officially open Switzerland's chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In his capacity as chairman-in-office, Mr Cassis will present the focus, programme and special representatives of the Swiss chairpersonship. He will also meet with Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, among others.
Programme of Switzerland's OSCE chairpersonship in 2026
With less than a month to go before it assumes the chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Switzerland is setting out the programme and priorities that will guide its actions in 2026. The aim will be to contribute to European security and the strengthening of inclusive multilateralism, in line with the Swiss tradition of neutrality, dialogue promotion and conflict prevention. International conferences hosted in Switzerland will also take place during its year in office, offering opportunities for dialogue on the major challenges of our time.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis meets Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev
On 2 December 2025, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), received the Kazakh foreign minister, Yermek Kosherbayev, in Bern for an official visit. The talks centred on bilateral relations, regional cooperation in Central Asia and Switzerland's chairpersonship of the OSCE next year. The delegations also signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Blue Peace initiative.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis to attend OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will be in Vienna on 3-4 December 2025 to represent Switzerland at the annual Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges facing the European security architecture, particularly the war in Ukraine. Switzerland, which will assume the OSCE chairpersonship in 2026, will reaffirm its priorities at the meeting.
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