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Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut appointed OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 10 June 2005 - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on Friday appointed Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, a senior French diplomat, as OSCE Secretary General for a three-year term. The appointment takes effect from...
OSCE foreign ministers pledge to enhance counter-terrorism efforts, protect human rights
SOFIA, 7 December 2004 - OSCE foreign ministers ended their two-day annual meeting in Sofia on Tuesday by pledging to enhance their counter-terrorism efforts while maintaining their commitment to the protection of human rights...
OSCE Chairman expresses strong support for active OSCE role in Ukraine, Secretary General returns to Kyiv
SOFIA, 6 December 2004 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called for an active OSCE role in helping Ukraine with the re-run of its presidential elections and asked OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis to return to Kyiv...
OSCE Chairman says Organization should share its experience with a wider world
SOFIA, 6 December 2004 - OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy said on Monday that the Organization should share its considerable experience of conflict prevention, election-monitoring and other activities to build security and democracy more actively...
OSCE foreign ministers pledge immediate financial assistance for Georgian elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003 - Foreign ministers from OSCE participating States have pledged to provide more than five million euros in immediate assistance to Georgia to help the country organize presidential and parliamentary elections.
OSCE PA President urges Georgia to hold separate parliamentary and presidential elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003 - OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Bruce George stressed the importance of forthcoming elections in Georgia and said it would be not be possible to hold parliamentary elections on the same day as the presidential...
OSCE foreign ministers' meeting begins with focus on terrorism and human trafficking
MAASTRICHT, 1 December 2003 - Foreign ministers from the 55 OSCE participating States gathered in Maastricht on Monday for their annual Ministerial Council, which will focus on threats to security and stability in the 21st century. The two-day...
OSCE document foresees action against risks of ammunition stockpiles
MAASTRICHT, 1 December 2003 - The Foreign Ministers of the 55 OSCE states today endorsed a new OSCE Document dealing with risks arising from surplus stockpiles of conventional ammunition, explosive material and detonating devices. The OSCE Document...
President of the OSCE PA appeals to Georgian authorities
MAASTRICHT, 30 November 2003 - The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bruce George, will meet in Maastricht the acting President of Georgia, Nino Burjanadze, who will attend the Ministerial Council Meeting of the OSCE in Maastricht...
OSCE Ministerial Council to address new threats, trafficking in human beings and regional conflicts
THE HAGUE, 19 November 2003 - The 11th Ministerial Council meeting of the OSCE, which is to be held in Maastricht on 1 and 2 December, will be looking at a new OSCE response strategy to threats to security and stability in the 21st century...