OSCE Centre in Bishkek

Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, briefs OSCE Ambassadors on the Centre's activities, Bishkek, 7 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, briefs OSCE Ambassadors on the Centre's activities, Bishkek, 7 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, was established by the OSCE Permanent Council on 23 July 1998 to encourage Kyrgyzstan's further integration into the OSCE community.
Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek.

Twenty years in OSCE, Kyrgyzstan plays important role for security in Central Asia and beyond, says Head of OSCE Centre in Bishkek

Twenty years ago, on 30 January 1992, following its independence, Kyrgyzstan joined the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), which later became the OSCE...
L-r: Director of the Department of International Organizations and Security of Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry Ulan Djusupov, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek Anders Troedsson, the Director of the OSCE Academy Maxim Ryabkov, at the opening of the second new Master of Arts in Economic Governance and Development Programme, Bishkek, 16 January 2012.

OSCE Academy in Bishkek opens second Masters programme

BISHKEK, 16 January 2012 – The OSCE Academy in Bishkek welcomed its first students in the new Master of Arts in Economic Governance and Development Programme today...
Director of the Independent Human Rights Group Dinara Sayakova, IHRG expert Ulugbek Azimov, Deputy Director of Freedom House Almaz Esengeldiev and Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, Bishkek, 19 December 2011.

OSCE Centre supports independent monitoring of freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, 19 December 2011 – Better implementation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of an OSCE-supported public discussion that took place in Bishkek today among national authorities, international and national experts, as well as civil society and international organizations representatives...
L-r: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Dinara Kemelova, Director of the OSCE Academy Maxim Ryabkov, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere and Ambassador of France in Kyrgyzstan Thibaut Fourriere, Bishkek, 19 December 2011.

OSCE Academy supports discussion on energy co-operation in Central Asia

BISHKEK, 19 December 2011 – Current and future pan-regional energy projects and their social and environmental management were the focus of a conference held today at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek...
L-r: Regional Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia Armen Harutyunyan, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Méndez and Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic Aida Salyanova, at a round table on torture prevention, Bishkek, 13 December 2011.

OSCE supports torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, 13 December 2011 – More effective prevention of torture in temporary detention facilities was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Regional Office for Central Asia of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Ombudsman of Kyrgyz Republic and a human rights non-governmental organization “Kylym Shamy”...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek invites new perspectives on combating corruption in Kyrgyzstan

Seeking new perspectives to take forward the fight against corruption in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a series of events organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek entitled “Evenings of Contrast”, which took place in Bishkek from 5 to 9 December 2011...

OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a two-day expert meeting that started on 7 December 2011 in Bishkek. The event is co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Ministry of Economical Regulation of Kyrgyzstan with support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the UN 1540 Committee...

OSCE Centre promotes dialogue on freedom of religion or belief

BISHKEK, 30 November 2011 – A roundtable discussion today organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Commission on Religious Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic gathered state officials, religious leaders and civil society representatives to discuss co-operation to promote freedom of religion or belief in law and practice...
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