On 14 January 2021, the Swedish Chairpersonship of the OSCE was inaugurated. Chairperson-in-Office and Foreign Minister Ann Linde gave a statement to the Ambassadors of the OSCE's 57 participating States at the first meeting of the OSCE's Permanent Council under the Swedish Chairpersonship. The meeting was held in digital format.
In her statement, Minister Linde laid out the programme and the priorities of the Swedish Chairpersonship. Read the full statement here.
In connnection with the inauguration, the programme of the Swedish OSCE Chairpersonship 2021 was presented. Read the programme here.