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OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media briefs journalists at Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, spoke to journalists during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 December 2011. Audio recording of the briefing
OSCE Secretary General hosts meeting to promote co-ordinated response to developments in southern Mediterranean
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
VILNIUS, 6 December 2011 – A meeting of international and regional organizations to promote closer co-ordination of responses to changes in the southern Mediterranean was held by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe in Vilnius today...
Press briefing by Director of OSCE/ODIHR
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, gave a briefing to journalists on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial council in Vilnius on 6 December 2011.
Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VILNIUS, 6 December 2011- On the occasion of the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Vilnius, the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Minister for European Affairs of France Jean Leonetti) and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian reaffirmed the importance of reaching a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
OSCE Secretary General welcomes multi-country think tank initiative
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier welcomed a joint research initiative of France, Germany, Poland and Russia announced at the start of the OSCE Ministerial Council on 6 December 2011...
Media trends and challenges in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-supported forum
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
A two-day forum co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss contemporary challenges faced by the media in Kazakhstan was held in Almaty on 5 and 6 December 2011...
OSCE Ministerial Council opens with call to address transnational threats, protracted conflicts, strengthen engagement with partners
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VILNIUS, 6 December 2011 – Ensuring security in the OSCE region requires further efforts to tackle transnational threats, prevent and resolve conflicts, and engage meaningfully with partners in the Mediterranean and Asia, foreign ministers of the 56 OSCE participating States heard at the start of the 18th OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius today...