![]() When the consecutive Swiss and Serbian Chairmanships were decided in Vilnius in December 2011, it was agreed that there would be close co-operation between Serbia and Switzerland over the two years. This year, our role has changed and we are now there to advise and to try to mobilize the support of other OSCE participating States for the Chair. Obviously, as the leading member of the Troika, you are the one making decisions. We ended up having only 23 Troika meetings last year, which is almost as many as the Serbian Chairmanship has conducted by May 2015. This year, Serbia has decided to use the Troika extensively. We would have liked to use it more, but it was simply not very practical. For me, the institution was another opportunity to interact with the Ukrainian delegation, but we did not use it as systematically as the Serbian Chairmanship does. “Last year, it was quite a challenge to use the Troika. Vuk Zugic, Permanent Representative of the Serbia to the OSCE and Chairperson of the Permanent Council.In their last meeting in Belgrade in April, they agreed on the nomination of the OSCE representatives to the working groups of Trilateral Contact Group, which is seeking a diplomatic solution to the conflict in and around Ukraine.” This is an opportunity for our ministers to have their own discussion on the most pressing issues. We already had ministerial meetings in Germany and in Serbia. This year, the Foreign Ministers of the Troika countries decided to also hold Troika meetings on the ministerial level. And we hope that this mode of co-operation in the Troika will continue next year, when Germany takes over the Chair. It makes the work slightly easier in a very difficult year, when we are facing one of the biggest crises in the Organization’s history. We exchange views about the most important issues on the OSCE agenda. We conduct Troika meetings regularly, even more often than once a week. We believe that this body is very important in helping Serbia steer the OSCE. “The Troika is the main consultative body of the OSCE Chairmanship and we are working very closely with our colleagues of the outgoing Chair, Switzerland, and the incoming Chair, Germany. How is it going? The three Troika members provide three points of view. ![]() This year, Switzerland, Serbia and Germany are not only holding regular weekly meetings and ad hoc informal meetings but also maintaining daily contact on current issues. The Troika can be used for extensive dialogues, occasional consultations or hardly at all. How this co-operation takes shape is a matter for each Chairmanship to decide.
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