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OSCE Chairman De Gucht speaks to the United Nations Security Council
Publishing date: 17 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Partnerships
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 17 January 2006- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has addressed the United Nations Security Council, presenting the main themes of the Belgian OSCE Chairmanship during 2006...
Frozen conflicts and organized crime priorities for 2006 says new OSCE Chairman, Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht
Publishing date: 12 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 12 January 2006- The new OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht said today solving frozen conflicts in former Soviet states and tackling organized crime would be among the main priorities in the year ahead...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office encouraged by agreement on gas supplies between Russia and Ukraine
Publishing date: 4 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 January 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, said today he was pleased an agreement had been found between the Russian Federation and Ukraine over the future supply of gas...
OSCE Belgian Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht calls for "predictable, reliable and economically acceptable energy supply"
Publishing date: 2 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 2 January 2006- The Belgian Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, is concerned about the lack of agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine regarding the conditions under which gas will be supplied in the future...
Belgium to take over Chairmanship of OSCE on 1 January
Publishing date: 1 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 30 December 2005- Belgium will officially take over the Chairmanship of the OSCE from Slovenia on 1 January 2006, with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht succeeding his Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, as Chairman-in-Office...
OSCE Chairmanship welcomes approval of 2006 budget by participating States
Publishing date: 20 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 20 December 2005- The Slovenian Chairmanship today welcomed the decision, at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, to approve the Unified Budget for 2006, amounting to 168.2 million EUR...
OSCE Chairman and Mission to Skopje welcome European Union member candidate status
Publishing date: 19 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization
SKOPJE, 19 December 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dimitrij Rupel, and the Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje welcomed the decision of the European Council to grant the host country candidate status for EU membership. "We congratulate...