Georgian President, PM welcome Helga Schmid’s appointment as OSCE Secretary General
Helga Maria Schmid is a German diplomat who has been serving as the Secretary General of the European External Action Service since 2016.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia have congratulated Helga Schmid on becoming secretary general of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
President Salome Zurabishvili has tweeted:
Congratulations to @HelgaSchmid_EU on becoming the next Secretary General of the @OSCE. Security in the Caucasus is crucial for the stability of all of Europe. A lot of work awaits and I wish you success in continuing the Organization’s work toward peace and dialogue.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) December 4, 2020
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has also tweeted:
My sincere congratulations to HelgaSchmid_EU on taking up the post of the Secretary General of the @OSCE. Confident that your leadership will unlock new opportunities for advancing on issues that are of crucial importance for the international community and for ???????? as well.
— Giorgi Gakharia (@GakhariaGiorgi) December 5, 2020
At the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council on December 4, participating states appointed new senior leadership for the organisation, including Helga Schmid who replaced Thomas Greminger as secretary general.
Meanwhile, Kairat Abdrakhmanov became high commissioner on national minorities, Matteo Mecacci became director of the office for democratic institutions and human rights (ODIHR), while Maria Teresa Ribeiro became representative on the freedom of the media.