The meeting between Christiane Wendehorst (ELI President), Lord John Thomas (ELI First Vice-President), Pascal Pichonnaz (ELI Second Vice-President) and Kateryna Ryabiko (First Deputy Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)), Ghenadie Barba (Head of Rule of Law Unit, ODIHR Democratization Department), Konstantine Vardzelashvili (Chief of Legislative Support Unit, ODIHR Democratization Department) and Stacey Monic (OSCE Secretariat) provided for a fruitful exchange of information and ideas.

Representatives of both organisations discussed the organisations’ work in areas of common interest, in particular pertaining to the rule of law, judicial independence and criminal law, and explored possible avenues for enhanced cooperation in the future.