Press Release: Minister Martin confirms Ireland’s readiness to take on the chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2012

The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, on 25 November 2009, announced that Ireland would be available to take on the chair of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2012, if this was acceptable to all 56 member states.

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Ireland: Department of Foreign Affairs: Press Release, 2.12.09: Ireland to chair the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in 2012 http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=83073

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