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Kazakhstan's President welcomes decision to hold OSCE Summit in December in Astana
ASTANA, 5 August 2010 - Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, OSCE Chairmanship in 2010 today welcomed the decision by the OSCE Ministerial Council to hold an OSCE Summit in Astana on 1 and 2 December 2010. He made the following statement...
FSC Representative to brief journalists on small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition
MADRID, 28 November 2007 - The Representative of the Chairperson of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) will brief journalists on Small Arms, Light Weapons and Conventional Ammunition, on Thursday at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Madrid...
OSCE Ministerial Council set to start in Madrid
MADRID, 28 November 2007 - Foreign ministers and high-level representatives from the 56 OSCE countries gather in Madrid tomorrow for the start of the annual Ministerial Council...
OSCE Ministerial Council to be held in Madrid 29-30 November
MADRID, 6 November 2007 - The 15th OSCE Ministerial Council will take place in Madrid on 29 and 30 November. The event will be held at...
OSCE's Belgian Chairmanship says helped start new chapter for Organization
BRUSSELS, 5 December 2006 - OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht said today Belgium had helped redress the balance between the three aspects of security and championed reforms that could end an introspective episode and start a new chapter for the Organization...
Belgium to host 14th OSCE Ministerial Council meeting on 4 and 5 December
BRUSSELS, 3 October 2006 - The 14th Ministerial Council meeting of the OSCE will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 4 and 5 December 2006, at the invitation of the Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister, Karel De Gucht...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office says participating States have "no free ride" on adhering to their commitments
LJUBLJANA, 6 December 2005 - Closing the 13th Ministerial Council of the OSCE on Tuesday, the Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, reminded States that they could not expect "a free ride" when it came to living up to the ...
Interview: A dialogue of common values and commitments
Ambassador Yves Doutriaux, Head of the French Delegation to the OSCE, answers questions about the role of the CSCE/OSCE in the 15 years since the signing of the Charter of Paris, and about the future of the OSCE.