VIENNA/PRAGUE, 13 September 2023 – On 14 and 15 September, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, will open the 2023 Prague Forum on the Economic and Environmental Dimension of the OSCE to discuss security and stability across the OSCE region through sustainable development and inclusive economic growth.

The two-day event, which builds upon discussions held at the 2023 Struga Conference on the Economic & Environmental Dimension of the OSCE and the 2023 High-Level Conference on Climate Change, will convene delegates from governmental and state institutions, the private sector, academia, civil society, and international organizations.

Topics for discussion include co-operation to tackle climate change, good governance and anti-corruption, trade and transport facilitation for sustainable development and food security, and disaster risk management.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will also provide opening remarks and the keynote address will be delivered by Markiyan Dmytrasevych, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

The high-level opening session starting at 9:00 on 14 September will be live-streamed on www.osce.org/live for media and the general public to follow remotely.

For more information, please contact Boni Cvetanovska (boni.cvetanovska@mfa.gov.mk), Press and Communication Team, OSCE 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia.