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Thursday, 5 December 2013
7.50 – 9.10 Ceremonial arrival of Heads of Delegations (cameras only)
9.20 Family photo (cameras only)
9.30 Opening session (cameras only)
•Formalopeningandadoptionoftheagenda •Addressbyarepresentativeofthehostcountry •AddressbytheOSCEChairperson-in-Office •AddressbythePresidentoftheOSCE ParliamentaryAssembly •ReportbytheOSCESecretaryGeneral
First plenary session (cameras only)
•StatementsbyHeadsofDelegations
13.00 Working luncheon for Ministers for Foreign Affairs/Heads of Delegations (L7, HoD restaurant)
15:00–18:00 Second plenary session (cameras only)
•StatementsbyHeadsofDelegations
19:30 OfficialdinnerforMinistersforForeignAffairs/ HeadsofDelegations (FairmontGrandHotelKyiv)
19:30 Receptionformembersofdelegationsandthe media(MystetskyiArsenal)
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Friday, 6 December 2013
9.30 Third plenary session (cameras only for statements)
•StatementsbyHeadsofDelegations •AdoptionofMinisterialCouncildecisionsand documents
•Anyotherbusiness
Closing session (cameras only) •Addressbyarepresentativeofthehostcountry •Formalclosure(statementsbythecurrentand incoming Chairpersons-in-Office)
13:30 Final press conference (fully open to media)
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All participants of the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Kyiv are invited to the reception to be held on 5 December 19:30 - 21:30 in the premises of the National Culture Art and Museum Complex “Mystetskyi Arsenal” (10-12 Lavrska St., Kyiv).
MystetskyiArsenalisaconceptualart-projectaimedatpresentingUkrainianhistoricalandartisticheritageanditscontributiontoworldculturalheritage.OldArsenalbuildingwaserectedin1783-1801asapartoftheOldPecherskFortress.
AllguestswillalsohavetheopportunitytodiscovermodernUkrainianart,presentedwithintheArtKyivContemporary2013Exhibition.
AnotheruniqueexhibitionisdevotedtotheUkrainianornamentalpaintingofPetrykivka,whichisnominatedforinscriptiononUNESCO’sIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanitylist.TheparticipantswillhavetheopportunitytolearnPetrykivkapaintingtechniques.
ThemusicalhighlightoftheeventwillbeaspecialperformanceoftheKyivSymphonyOrchestraandChorusdirectedbyRogerMcMurrin.
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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
Venue
The20thMeetingoftheOSCEMinisterialCounciltakesplaceinKyivattheInternationalExhibitionCentre(IEC),locatedat15BrovarskiyAve,Kyiv,02660.TheIECwebsitecanbefoundathttp://mvc-expo.com.ua/en/.
Media Centre
AfullyequippedMediaCentreisincorporatedintothevenue.Theentirevenuewillbeasecurearea,withaccessonlypossiblewithanaccreditationbadge.Themediacentrewillhavethefollowingfacilities: •aworkingareaforjournalistsandNGOs; •strongwirelessconnection; •TVandradioboothscabledforreceivingTVfeed, audiosplittersforaudiofeed(advancereservationof theseboothscanbemadebye-mail toosce.accreditation@gmail.com, contactperson:OlenaVashchenko); •roomsforinterviewsandpressbriefings.
Opening hours
Themediacentrewillbeopenasfollows: Wednesday,4December 10:00hrs–18:00hrs Thursday,5December 6:00hrs–22:00hrs*Please note that no entry through the media entrance will be permitted between 07.30-09.20 on the 5th of December. All journalists wishing to take part in the handshake and family photo pools must be in the media centre before 7:30.
Friday6December 8:00hrs–20:00hrs(closinghourwillbeadjustedtothedurationoftheMCmeeting)
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Accreditation
JournalistsmustkeeptheaccreditationconfirmationletterreceivedasaresultofonlineregistrationforthewholeperiodofstayinUkraine.Accreditedmediarepresentativeswillberequestedtopresentthelettertogetherwithavalidpassporttoobtainthebadge.Accreditationbadgescanbepickedupfrom2to4DecemberattheMediaInformationDeskatthelobbyofthemediahotel“Bratislava”(www.bratislava.com.ua,address:Kyiv,1,A.MalyshkaSt.).
Lost accreditation badges
AnylossofaccreditationbadgesshouldbereportedimmediatelytothePressandNGOAccreditationDesk(DS7)attheMediaCentreeitherinpersonorbyphone: 277-04-99, 277-05-00, 277-05-01, +380665984026. Email: osce.accreditation@gmail.com
Inordertoobtainanewbadge,pleasevisittheRegistration Office atthefollowingaddress:5Mykilsko-SlobidskaSt.(locatedclosetothevenue).
AnewbadgecanonlybeissuedtotheregisteredholderofalostbadgeuponpresentingtheconfirmationletterandvalidIDcardorpassport.
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Theofficewillbeopenasfollows:
Tuesday3December 08.00–20.00 Wednesday4December 07.00–20.00 Thursday5December 06.30–18.00 Friday6December 08.00–13.00
Tel: 541-03-60 Email: osce.accreditation@gmail.com;
Pleasenotethatthephonenumbersandtheemailaddresswillbeoperationalonlyon3–6December.
Media access MediarepresentativeswillaccessthevenueviathePressandNGOEntrance(2С).Accesswillonlybepermittedtomediainpossessionoftheiraccreditationbadge,whichmustbewornandvisibleatalltimes.Mediaarerequestedtofollowtheinstructionsofsecurityandprotocolstaffatalltimes.SecurityStaffwillonlyallowmediarepresentativestoaccesstheDelegates’areaiftheyareaccompaniedbyarepresentativeoftheUkrainianForeignMinistry’sofficial,OSCEPressandPublicInformationStaff,orotherConferenceofficials.Journalistsshouldbeawarethatairport-stylex-rayscreeningwillbeusedatthesecuritycheckpointsatthevenue.
WLAN
PasswordfreeWirelessLocalAreaNetworkisavailableintheMediaCentre.
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First Aid
ThereareFirstAidrooms,pleaseseethevenuemaptolocatetheseareas Tel: 277-02-02,201-11-41.
Lost property PleasecontactthePressInformationDesk(Ds8). Tel: 277-05-03,277-05-04.
Smoking
Smokingisnotpermittedinthemediacenter,aswellasanywhereindoorsintheIEC.Adesignatedsmokingareaislocatednearby.Pleaseseethevenuemapforthelocationofthisarea.InUkrainesmokingisprohibitedinsidethepremises(includinginrestaurants,cafesandhotels),inparksandatpublictransportstops.
Prayer room
Thereisaprayerroom(R)totheleftattheDelegatesentrance,pleaseseethemapforitslocation.
Liability TheorganizersarenotliableforpersonalaccidentsorforthelossofordamagetothepersonalpropertyofattendeesattheMeeting.Attendeesshouldmaketheirownarrangementswithrespecttopersonalinsurance.
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I N F O R M AT I O N D E S K A N D C O N TA C T S
ThePress Information Desk (Ds8)atthemediacentrewillprovideadditionalinformationandassistancetojournalists,includinggeneralinformationonthevenue,transportation,etc. Tel. 277-05-03,277-05-04 Email: osce.ukraine@gmail.com
AtthePool Desk (Ds10)journalistscanapplyforpoolcardstocoverelementsoftheprogram. Tel. 277-04-92
Accreditation- Olena Vashchenko Tel. +380665984026 Email: osce.accreditation@gmail.com
Interview/Briefing requests - Vasyl Zvarych Tel. +380665984037 Email: osce.interview@gmail.com
Spokesperson of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Yevhen Perebyinis Tel: +380665984039 Email: cio.spokesman@gmail.com
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OSCE Press and Public Information Section (Pr 5) press@osce.org Tel: 277-04-93 277-04-94 277-04-95 277-04-96 277-04-97 277-04-98
Head of Press and Public Information/OSCE Spokesperson - Cathie Burton Tel: +38066598-42-00 Tel: +436641308536 Email: cathie.burton@osce.org
OSCE Press and Public Information Officer - Tatyana Baeva Tel: +38066598-42-01 Tel: +4366488474874 Email: tatyana.baeva@osce.org
Web Editor - Jonathan Perfect Tel: +38066598-41-81 Email: Jonathan.perfect@osce.org
Editor - Ursula Froese Tel: +38066598-41-82 Email: Ursula.froese@osce.org
Online Communication - Eoin O’Cathasaigh Tel: +38066598-41-84 Email: webteam@osce.org,press@osce.org
OSCE Mission to Moldova Spokesperson – Paula Redondo Alvarez-Palencia Tel: +38066598-41-87
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Senior Press and Public Information Assistant – Florence Le Clézio Tel: +38066598-41-91
OSCE Office in Yerevan – National Public Information Officer - Gohar Avagyan Tel. +38066598-39-94
OSCE Office in Baku - National Press and Public Information Officer -Rashad Huseynov Tel. +38066598-41-93
OSCE Centre in Bishkek Spokesperson - Svetlana Levina Tel. +38066598-41-98
Document distribution
HardcopiesoftheMCdocumentsincludingstatementsandpressreleaseswillbemadeavailableatthePressInformationDeskandonlineontheOSCEwebsite:http://www.osce.org/event/mc_2013
TV Broadcast Desk (Ds 9) Tel. 277-05-05
Representative of the Host Broadcaster Multilateral satellite broadcast officer – Anna Starkova Tel. +380503104562 Email: astarkova@ukr.net
Press IT Desk (Ds11) Tel. 277-01-48
P U B L I C T R A N S P O R TAT I O N
Boryspil International Airport
www.kbp.aero/en/ Tel: +380443934371
SkyBusoperatesbetweenBoryspilInternationalAirportandtheSouthRailwayStationviaKharkivskametrostation.TogettotheRailwayStationpleasetakeatrainattheDarnytsiaorLivoberezhnametro-stationtotheVokzalnastationofthesameRedLine.TogettotheKharkivskametrostation–changetheRedLinefortheGreenLineattheTeatralnametro-station.
SkyBusfareis40UAH.TicketscanbepurchasedstraightfromthedriverorattheticketofficeofTerminalsB,FandDoftheBoryspilInternationalAirport.
TheSkyBusscheduleisavailableat: http://kbp.aero/en/transport/sky-bus/
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Kyiv International Airport
www.airport.kiev.ua/en/ Tel: +38044585-72-54
Trolleybusroute22operatesfrom6amto10pmevery15-20minutesbetweentheKyivInternationalAirportandtheShuliavskametrostation,whichcaneasilybereachedfromtheLivoberezhnaortheDarnytsiametrostations(theRedLine).
Busroute565operatesfrom6amto12pmevery6-10minutesbetweentheKyivInternationalAirportandPetrivkathemetrostation(theBlueLine).TogettothePetrivkametrostationpleasechangetheRedLineattheKhreshchatykstationtotheMaidanNezalezhnostiintothedirectionofthePetrivkametro-station.
Thesubwayfareis2UAH,thebusandtrolleybusfareis2–2.50UAH.
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Hand baggage regulations
Aviationsecurityregulationsprohibitallpassengersfromcarryinganyliquid,gelsorpastesofmorethan100mlsthroughsecurityscreening.Containersof100mlsorlessofliquids,gels,pastes,lotionsandcosmeticsmaybebroughtthroughthepassengersecurityscreeningpointsatallairports.Inaddition,theseitemsmustbepresentedatthepassengersecurityscreeningpointinatransparentre-sealablebagofnomorethanonelitrecapacity,20cmx20cm.Therulesapplytoallliquidssuchaswaterandbeverages,aerosolcansandtoiletriessuchastoothpaste,shavingcream,hairgel,lipglossandcreams.Thereisalimitofonetransparentplasticbagperperson.
Medicinesrequiredduringtheflightareexemptfromthisrule,butmustbeplacedinaseparatetransparentre-sealablebagandpresentedseparatelyatthepassengerscreeningarea.
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Getting to the MC Venue by public transport
TheeasiestwaytogettofromtheIECtothecitycenterisbymetro(subway).ThenearestmetrostationtotheIECisLivoberezhnametro-stationoftheSviatoshynsko-Brovarska(Red)Line.TogettotheheartofKyivcitycenterpleasetakeatraintotheKhreshchatykmetro-station.
Taxi
TocallataxipleasecontactthePressInformationDeskorusethenumbersofTaxicompaniesinKyivbelow: +38044201-05-01 +38044238-8-238
+38044249-40-40 +38067249-40-40
+38044239-15-15 +38050239-15-15 +38063239-15-15
Thelistoftelephonenumbersisnotexhaustiveandwastakenfromtheopensources.Taxicompaniesareprivatelyownedbusiness.TheOSCEChairmanshipbearsnoresponsibilityforthetaxitariffsandservicesprovidedbythecompanies.
Whencallingataxipleaseclearlyspecifyifyouwantacarwithataximeterand\orPOSterminal.Thetaxitariffsaroundthecityrangebetween30to150UAHdependingonthecompanyandthelengthoftheroute.
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Shuttle service
AshuttleserviceforthemediawillbeprovidedfromBratislava HoteltothemediacentreatIEConalldaysoftheworkofthemediacentre.
Bratislava1,A.Malyshka’sstreet www.bratislava.com.ua Tel: +380445373999Theshuttleswilloperatealongthefollowingroutes:
FromTuesday,3DecembertoFriday,6DecemberBratislava Hotel – IEC – Bratislava Hotel
AdditionalrouteforThursday,5DecemberIEC - Mystetskyi Arsenal(venueofthereceptionformediarepresentativesanddelegates)-Bratislava Hotel
The schedule of shuttles will be available at the media hotel Bratislava and at the Press Information Desk at the Media Centre.
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S E C U R I T Y
TogainentrytotheIECandwhileinsidethebuilding,avalidbadgemustbewornandvisibleatalltimes.Mediarepresentativesarerequestedtoco-operatewithsecuritycheckpointspersonnelandtofollowtheinstructionsofsecurityofficersandprotocolstaffatalltimes.
Securitystaffwillensurethatvisitorsonlyenterareasthattheyareentitledtoenter.
Mediarepresentativesshouldbeawarethatairport-stylex-rayscreeningwillbeusedattheIEC.
M E A L S
Wednesday, 4 DecemberBuffetlunchisavailableintheMediaCenter’sSnack-baratapproximately50-60UAHperpersonfrom12.00to15.00
Thursday, 5 December and Friday, 6 DecemberBuffetlunchisavailableformediarepresentativesfreeofchargeintheMediaCenter’sSnack-barfrom12.00to15.00.
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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N A B O U T U K R A I N E
Area:603700km2Climate:forweatherforecasts,seehttp://meteo.gov.ua/en/Time zone: GMT+2(UTC+2)Internet top-level domain:uaInternational phone code:380
Government
Ukraineisaunitarystate,consistingoftheCrimeanAutonomousRepublicand24regions(oblasts).Thelegislativebranchisrepresentedbytheunicameralparliament,VerkhovnaRada,consistingof450People’sDeputies(membersofparliament).The7thconvocationoftheVerkhovnaRadawaselectedforthenextfive-yearperiodonOctober28,2012.
TheexecutivebranchisrepresentedbytheGovernment–theCabinetofMinistersofUkraine,chairedbythePrimeMinister.
Thejudicialbranchhastwoindependentcourtsystemssuchasconstitutional,theConstitutionalCourtofUkraine,andgeneral,theSupremeCourtofUkraine.
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President of Ukraine – Viktor Yanukovych
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada – Volodymyr Rybak
Prime Minister – Mykola Azarov
First Vice Prime Minister – Serhiy Arbuzov
Vice Prime Minister – Yuriy Boyko
Vice Prime Minister – Oleksandr Vilkul
Vice Prime Minister – Kostyantyn Gryschenko
Minister for Foreign Affairs, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Leonid Kozhara
Currency Hryvnia(lettercodeUAH,digitalcode980)isthecurrencyofUkraine.AnycreditcardsthatbeartheVisa,MasterCardorAmericanExpresssymbolwillbewidelyacceptedinUkraine.Visitorswithothercardsshouldaskinadvanceorcheckifthatcardisondisplaywheretheywanttouseit.
Therearenolimitsontheamountofforeigncurrencywhichnon-residentindividualsmaysellthroughauthorizedbanks,authorizedfinancialinstitutionsandexchangeoffices.Pleasenotethatpresentingapassportisobligatoryduringcurrencyexchangeoperationsforbothresidentsandnon-residents.Pleasedemandandkeepthetransactionreceiptandacertificate,issuedbyabank,authorizedfinancialinstitutionorexchangeoffice,duringthewholestayinUkraine.Boththecheckandthecertificatewillbedemandedfortheexchangeofhryvniasforcashforeigncurrency
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Banks
Bankinghoursaregenerally9.00to18.00,MondaythroughFriday.SomebanksareopenonSaturday.ATM(cash)machinesarelocatedatmostbanksandacceptMasterCard,VISAandAmericanExpress.
Electric appliances
TheelectricsupplyinUkraineis220-240v.EuropeanstandardplugsandsocketsaregenerallyusedinUkraineandaredifferentfromthoseusedintheUSA.EuroplugandSchukoareprimarysockettypes.
International calls to and from Ukraine
Tomakeacallabroadyoushoulddial“00”firstandthenadestinationnumber.TheinternationaldialingcodeforUkraineis+380.
Smoking
InUkrainesmokingisforbiddeninsidethepremises(includinginrestaurants,cafesandhotels),inparksandatpublictransportstops.
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Medical Treatment
ProvidingmedicalassistancetotheforeignerswhotemporarilystayinUkraineisbasedonthegeneralinsurancepolicyofaforeigninsurancecompanyanditissecuredbyarelevantUkrainianpartnerassistancecompany.
Ifyouhavehealthinsuranceandfellill,pleasecontactamedicalassistancecompanybythephonenumbersindicatedinyourinsurancepolicy.
Incaseofnohealthinsurancecoverage,theforeignerwillbeobligedtocoverthecostofthemedicaltreatmentprovideddirectlyinthemedicalestablishmentthatrenderssuchtreatmentinaccordancewiththeestablishedtariffswithinthetreatmentcost.Non-residentsmayperformthepaymentsforthereceivedmedicalservicewithacreditcardorincash,attheCashOfficeofthemedicalinstitution.
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ResidentsofthecountrieswhichenteredintotherelevantinternationalcontractswithUkraineareentitledtofreeemergencymedicalcare.Fromthemomentthelifethreateningemergencyforthepatienthasbeenremoved,oritceasedtoendangerthepeoplearound,andtransportationappearspossible,furthermedicalserviceisprovidedonfeebasis.
Incaseyouhaveachronicdisease,itisadvisabletoconsultyourdoctorbeforethetripandtakethenecessaryreserveofmedications.
Ifnecessary,youcanpurchasemedicinesatthedevelopednetworkofpharmaciesontheterritoryofUkraine.
OntheterritoryofUkraine,theforeignershavetherighttorequestemergencymedicalassistancefromanypublichealthprotectioninstitution.
Emergency telephone number for rescue service
Incaseofemergencypleasedial101.Thisnumberisfreeofchargebutshouldonlybeusedincaseofgenuineemergency.
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U S E F U L W E B S I T E S
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe www.osce.org
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine mfa.gov.ua/en
President of Ukraine www.president.gov.ua/en
Cabinet of Ministers www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine iportal.rada.gov.ua/en
For further information about Ukraine ukraineallaboutu.com
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N O T E S
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