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Kazakhstan’s Defence Minister to address OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on Wednesday
VIENNA, 5 September 2011 - Kazakhstan’s Defence Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov will address the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on Wednesday, 7 September...
Director-General of UN Office at Geneva to address OSCE on Wednesday
VIENNA, 5 September 2011 - The Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, will address OSCE participating States on Wednesday, 7 September...
OSCE Secretary General emphasizes need to secure ammunitions and weapons stocks following Cyprus explosion
VIENNA, 11 July 2011 – The deadly explosion of munitions at a military base in Cyprus underlines that work to secure ammunition and weapons stocks is of utmost urgency, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today...
US Homeland Security Secretary calls for strengthening partnership with OSCE to combat transnational threats
VIENNA, 1 July 2011 - Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, called for deepening co-operation and enhancing the OSCE’s work to combat transnational threats in a speech to OSCE participating States today...
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary to address OSCE
VIENNA, 28 June 2011 – Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will address a meeting of representatives from the 56 OSCE participating States on Friday...
Closer co-operation needed to tackle new threats, NATO official says to OSCE
VIENNA, 6 June 2011 – Fighting new threats such as terrorism, proliferation, cybercrime and piracy requires closer co-operation among countries, institutions and organizations such as NATO and the OSCE, NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero said today...
Recent conflicts, new threats underline need for adapted military doctrine, Italian official says at OSCE meeting
VIENNA, 24 May 2011 – Contemporary and recent conflicts have demonstrated that military measures alone cannot create security, Italian Lieutenant General Paolo Magro said today at the opening session of an OSCE seminar on military doctrine...
Senior military officials from OSCE region to discuss new threats and changing nature of conflicts
VIENNA, 17 May 2011 – The changing nature of conflicts, new threats and military technological advancements will be among topics in focus during an OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar to be held 24-25 May in Vienna...
New OSCE decision to prevent surplus ammunition falling into wrong hands
VIENNA, 23 March 2011 – The 56 OSCE participating States today adopted a decision that aims to prevent surplus, expired or obsolete conventional ammunition from ending up in the hands of criminal or terrorist groups...
OSCE to hold workshop on support to stop spread of weapons of mass destruction
VIENNA, 26 January 2011 – A workshop on the role of the OSCE in facilitating UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction starts in Vienna tomorrow...