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Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province of Tajikistan hosts its first International Economic Forum with OSCE support
Publishing date: 3 September 2013
The first International Economic Forum in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) of Tajikistan brought together international and local business representatives, as well as national policy makers from 30 to 31 August 2013 to discuss and promote economic opportunities of the region...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports renovation of multi-ethnic school
Publishing date: 2 September 2013
SKOPJE, 2 September 2013 – The Mission to Skopje has supported the renovation of classrooms and provided basic equipment to the Shishevo branch of the “Sami Frasheri” primary school in the municipality of Saraj, which held a ceremony to open the new school year today...
OSCE Chairperson pledges continued co-operation with Parliamentary Assembly, support for election observation
Publishing date: 30 August 2013
On 30 August 2013 the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara had a telephone conversation with President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Ranko Krivokapic. Leonid Kozhara reiterated a great importance that the Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship attaches to the activities of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and stressed the readiness to continue close co-operation with this institution...
OSCE supports study course for Central Asian journalism students
Publishing date: 30 August 2013
BISHKEK, 30 August 2013- Thirteen university students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan graduated today from the Fourth Central Asian School of Contemporary Journalism at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek...
OSCE presents training centre for Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary service officials
Publishing date: 30 August 2013
A public presentation of an OSCE-supported training centre for the staff of Kyrgyzstan’s State Penitentiary Service (GSIN) took place in Bishkek on 30 August 2013...
OSCE in Tajikistan holds discussion on explosive hazards reduction and response
Publishing date: 30 August 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 30 August 2013 – An OSCE-supported programme to facilitate exchange of experiences and co-operation on explosive hazards reduction and response concluded in Dushanbe today...
Continued detention of journalist in Skopje unacceptable and appalling, say OSCE and UN representatives
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 29 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today in a letter to the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that continued detention in Skopje of journalist Tomislav Kezarovski for another 30 days is unacceptable...