While in Vienna, Poland’s Zbigniew Rau is expected to meet OSCE Secretary-General Helga Schmid and hold talks with the Head of the Swedish Delegation to the organization, Ulrika Funered.
Rau is due to take over as the new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) from Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, and will hold that position for one year.
In his role as OSCE CiO, Rau will be expected to co-ordinate the work of OSCE institutions, represent the organization, and supervise its activities in areas including conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.
The OSCE chairmanship is assumed at yearly intervals by one participating country.
Poland previously chaired the organization in 1998.
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Source: IAR