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Latest round of 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian settlement concludes in Vienna
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 13 July 2012 – Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, welcomed the constructive dialogue at official 5+2 talks which concluded in Vienna today and urged participants to redouble efforts to achieve concrete progress...
OSCE promotes respect for rights for detainees in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
The OSCE Office in Baku completed a two-day training course for police officers on the treatment of suspects and accused in custody...
OSCE meeting focuses on role of election observation in promoting democracy and security
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 12 July 2012 – Election observation and the recommendations provided by observation missions of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are key to promoting democracy and security, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...
OSCE Secretary General presents donation to Mouratsan hospital in Yerevan
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
During an official visit to Armenia, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Mouratsan hospital of the Yerevan State Medical University on 11 July 2012 and awarded a donation from proceeds of the 2012 OSCE Charity Ball. The donation will be used for the procurement of medical equipment for the treatment of children with haematological and oncological diseases...
Statement of OSCE PA President Migliori on the tense institutional climate in Romania
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 12 July 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori today released the following statement:
ODIHR releases e-learning course for short-term election observers
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
A web-based learning course designed to assist OSCE participating States in training short-term election observers was released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna on 12 July 2012...
Media-related legislative reform in Kazakhstan discussed at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development