Türkiye’s Minsk embassy welcomes OSCE Secretary General Sinirlioğlu

OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, who arrived in Belarus for the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, visited Türkiye’s embassy and met with its staff.

On 4 November, Türkiye’s Embassy in Minsk welcomed OSCE Secretary General Ambassador Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, who was in Belarus on an official visit for the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. The Turkish diplomatic mission said it was honored to host the head of the organization.

Photos published by the embassy show Sinirlioğlu alongside the mission’s leadership and staff, as well as signing the guest book.

Feridun Sinirlioğlu with Türkiye’s embassy staff in Minsk

First official visit to Belarus

According to the OSCE, the trip was Sinirlioğlu’s first official visit to Belarus. In Minsk, he met with President Alexander Lukashenko and Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov, and held talks on the sidelines of the conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During the meetings, the secretary general underscored the OSCE’s central role as a platform for dialogue and diplomatic engagement.

The conference took place on 3–4 November and, according to TASS, brought together more than 600 delegates from 50 countries. The OSCE secretary general participated in the forum for the first time. Addressing participants, Sinirlioğlu said that security in the Eurasian space cannot be ensured through military alliances alone and that dialogue means not concessions but mutual responsibility.

Sinirlioğlu signs the guest book at Türkiye’s embassy

Experienced Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioğlu headed Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry in 2015. The OSCE appointed him secretary general in December 2024 at the organization’s Council of Foreign Ministers in Malta.

Photo: Embassy of Türkiye in Minsk

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