Vienna, 7th April 2017

Acting Assistant Minister for Security Policies, Ambassador Branimir Filipovic, led the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the first thematic meeting of the Structural dialogue regarding contemporary and future security challenges and risks in the OSCE region, which was held in Vienna, 7th April 2017. Topic of the meeting was "Agreed and conflicted notions of threats in the OSCE region". 

 At the OSCE Ministerial Council, held in Hamburg in December 2016, ministers of 57 OSCE participating states agreed to initiate the Structural dialogue by adopting the Declaration "From Lisbon to Hamburg", on the occasion of the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the OSCE weapons control.   

 While participating at the meeting, Ambassador Filipovic highlighted that the Republic of Serbia supports the Structural Dialogue that should, in a thoughtful, transparent and inclusive manner, open the doors to crucial and productive deliberations regarding the issues of facing the security risks in the OSCE region, as well as represent an instrument for building confidence and strengthening cooperation between OSCE participating states in this field.