The current situation indicates a deep crisis and a split in the organization.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe since July 1, has remained without its Secretary General.

The reason is that the OSCE members did not agree on the successor of the Italian Lamberto Zannier, whose term of office expired on June 30.

The new administrative head has not been approved yet, as 57 members of the organization, including Americans and Russians, have not reached a package agreement on appointment to a number of senior positions, DW specifies..

The current situation indicates a deep crisis and a split in the organization.

In addition to the post of the Secretary General, the positions of the head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the High Commissioner on National Minorities and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

The most likely successor of Zanier in the post of OSCE Secretary General is the former permanent representative of Switzerland with this organization, Thomas Greminger.

Recall, the SBU refutes the statements of terrorists about preparing a provocation against the OSCE mission.