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First train that will transport toxic substance from Ukraine for safe disposal prepared for departure as part of OSCE-supported project
KALYNIVKA, Ukraine, 18 November 2009 - A special train carrying more than 500 tonnes of a highly toxic and volatile rocket fuel component was assembled today ahead of its departure from the south-western Ukrainian town of Kalynivka...
OSCE Office co-organizes conference on Central Asia mine action co-operation
DUSHANBE, 17 November 2009 - A conference organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan with the International Trust Fund (ITF) on co-operation to address landmine and mine-related challenges in Central Asia opened in Dushanbe today...
OSCE project to remove toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine starts this week
KYIV, 10 November 2009 - An OSCE-Ukraine project to remove more than 3,000 tonnes of a highly toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine will start on Friday with the pumping of the volatile substance into special railway tanks...
OSCE states' military observers to visit airbase and air assault brigade in Kazakhstan
TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan, 27 October, 2009 - A team of 45 military officers from 24 OSCE participating States began a visit to an air assault brigade in Taldykorgan in south-east Kazakhstan today.
Political will critical to success in Afghanistan, Deputy Commander of ISAF tells OSCE
VIENNA, 14 October 2009 - The international community must remain committed and show political will in Afghanistan, the Deputy Commander of the International Security and Assistance Force in Afghanistan told the OSCE States today...
Deputy Commander of the International Security and Assistance Force in Afghanistan to address OSCE
VIENNA, 12 October 2009 - The Deputy Commander of the International Security and Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), Lieutenant-General J. B. Dutton of the U.K., will discuss ISAF's mission and its implications for OSCE participating States on...
OSCE meeting takes stock, seeks way forward in fight against small arms and light weapons
VIENNA, 22 September 2009 - The OSCE remains at the forefront of global initiatives to combat the threat of small arms and light weapons but further efforts are needed to address gaps to curb proliferation, said speakers at a meeting that started today...
OSCE hosts meeting on small arms and light weapons
VIENNA, 18 September 2009 - The OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) is hosting a meeting on small arms and light weapons (SALW) on 22 and 23 September...
Deputy NATO commander discusses Afghanistan, strategic priorities at OSCE
VIENNA, 16 September 2009 - NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, General Sir John McColl, discussed NATO's strategic priorities at a session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna today...
OSCE project to safely dispose of toxic rocket fuel component in Ukraine kicks off with signing of contract
KYIV, 16 September 2009 - OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and Acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Volodymyrovych Ivashchenko signed a contract today for the safe disposal of more than 3,000 metric tonnes of Melange... ()