A group of 17 OSCE Ambassadors arrived in Dushanbe on 4 April 2011 for a week-long trip to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to familiarize themselves with how the Organization addresses transnational threats in the region.
Read more on the visit here: http://www.osce.org/pc/76437
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Ambassador Renatas Norkus, Permanent Representative of Lithuania and Chairperson of the Permanent Council, makes opening remarks during a discussion at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 4 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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Alain Scolan, Principal of the OSCE Border Management Staff College, briefs OSCE Ambassadors on the current activities of the College, Dushanbe, 4 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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Ambassador Ivar Vikki (l), the Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, briefs visiting OSCE Ambassadors on the activities of the Office, alongside the Director of the OSCE's Conflict Prevention Centre, Ambassador Herbert Salber, Dushanbe, 4 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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L-r (facing): German Ambassador Heiner Horsten, Swiss Ambassador Thomas Greminger and Portuguese Ambassador Ana Martinho, listening to a briefing from an official from the Ministry of the Interior, Dushanbe, 4 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon (l), greets Ambassador Renatas Norkus, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the OSCE and Chair of the Permanent Council, Dushanbe, 4 April 2011. (BBC/Zarina Khoshtbakth)
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The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon, receives a group of Vienna-based OSCE Ambassadors, Dushanbe, 4 April 2011. (BBC/Zarina Khoshtbakth)
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A watchtower at the Afghan-Tajik border near Pyanj, Tajikistan, 6 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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A sign warning of the presence of landmines at the Afghan-Tajik border near Pyanj, Tajikistan, 6 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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Director of the OSCE's Conflict Prevention Centre, Ambassador Herbert Salber (centre-left), speaking during a briefing at the Tajik Border Troops command at the Nizhny Pyanj Bridge border crossing point, 6 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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A remote-controlled demining machine at the OSCE mine field mapping and marking project on the Pyanj River, Tajikistan, 6 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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The remote control station for the demining machine, Pyanj River, Tajikistan, 6 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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A member of the Tajik Ministry of Defence demining team demonstrates protective clothing and equipment, during a visit by OSCE Ambassadors to the OSCE mine field mapping and marking project on the Pyanj River, Tajikistan, 6 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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The Tajik Chief of Border Staff (l) shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart at the Nizhny Pyanj Bridge on the Tajik-Afghan border, 6 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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Toktogul Reservoir, Kyrgyzstan, as seen from a flight between Dushanbe and Bishkek, 7 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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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)
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Ambassador Renatas Norkus, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the OSCE and Chairperson of the Permanent Council, speaks at a briefing at the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, 7 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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A Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan speaks with OSCE Ambassadors, Bishkek, 7 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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An Afghan trainer briefs OSCE Ambassadors on an OSCE project to train Afghan customs officers, Bishkek, 7 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbaeva hosts a roundtable discussion with visiting OSCE Ambassadors, Bishkek, 8 April 2011. (Kyrgyz Presidental Press Service/Sultan Dosaliev)
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A view of Osh from the site of the Historical Museum on Suleiman Mountain, 9 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)
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A family sitting in a park in Osh, 9 April 2011. (OSCE/Ursula Froese)