Marcia Kia Simpson-James.
Dear readers and fans
All those who are intellectuals and academics make a note in your diaries for an event from Wednesday 29th June 2011 to 1st July 2011.
The OSCE's will be holding its annual security Review Conference in Vienna.
This conference is aimed at providing a 'framework' for increasing, reviewing and enhancing security dialogue and work that it undertakes.
Nato's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen is due to give a speech, to the OSCE's annual Security conference during the opening session (which is set to start at 10am on Thursday, 30th june 2011), in the Horburg Congress Centre's Neuer Saal.
In addition, Ambassador Kestutis Jankauskas, Lithuania's Permanent State Secretary at its country's Foreign ministry, is due to make some introductory remarks. The conference can be seen live on webcast at:
It is understood that Mr Rasmussen will give a few minutes for Q & A's to journalists before leaving the Neuer Saal.
In terms of some of the detail of the conference, 56 countries are slated in to take part this conference, whose title is:
"Towards a Security Community - What has to be done?"
Delegates will discuss transnational threats & challenges and how to strengthen the coherence of the OSCE's response.
The delegates will also be discussing how to improve the OSCE's effective interactions in early warning, conflict prevention & post conflict rehabilitation activities. They will also be examining the challenges and opportunities in the processes necessary to revitalise confidence in conventional arms control and security-building measures.
Readers and fans should also note that there will be a special session, to be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 29th June 2011 where 12 OSCE co-operation partners will look at how the organisation can strengthen its dealings with them.
Notes:
1. 1. Working sessions will be closed to the media.
2. 2. The closing session is set to start at 17:45 (5.45 pm UK) in the Neuer Saal - This session is open to journalists
