Osmani and Safadi to open 2022 OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Jordan
Skopje, 24 October 2022 (MIA) – Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, as Chairman of the OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation Group, together with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will open on Monday the annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference taking place on October 24 and 25 at the Dead Sea, Jordan.
This year’s conference, entitled “Advancing security and co-operation in the Mediterranean: fostering dialogue with the OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation”, is organized by North Macedonia, the current Chair of the Mediterranean Partners Group, and hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as member of the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation.
“This is the first time, after seven years, that the holding of the Mediterranean conference is back with partners from the region, which is considered a big step in strengthening the ties between the organization and the partners from the Mediterranean,” the Ministry of Forein Affairs said in a press release.
The conference in Jordan brings together over 200 participants to discuss abut several priority topics including the role of youth, challenges caused by climate change, the trafficking of human beings and women’s economic empowerment.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, Chair of the OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Safadi, and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will address the conference.
After the introductory panel, Minister Osmani and the other officials will meet with King of Jordan, Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein.
