12/06/2026
🇲🇹 Malta was pleased to welcome Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset 🇪🇺 to the OSCE – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Permanent Council this week.
During the exchange of views, Malta highlighted the importance of continued efforts to advance justice and accountability for Ukraine, including through the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and the International Claims Commission.
We also underscored the value of cooperation and joint institutional efforts between the CoE and the OSCE in addressing shared challenges, from protecting human rights and strengthening democratic institutions to responding to hybrid threats and foreign information manipulation. In this context, we also welcomed the resumption of the high-level 2+2 meetings.
Furthermore, we reaffirmed Malta’s commitment to the timely CoE initiatives towards reinforcing democratic resilience in the face of such threats, including the New Democratic Pact for Europe, and the RESIST Project launched during Malta’s Presidency last year.
At a time of increasing pressure on democratic societies, identifying and enhancing synergies between these complementary regional organisations in support of effective multilateral cooperation is more important than ever.
Chris Fearne
Christopher Cutajar
Francesca Camilleri Vettiger
Affarijiet Barranin