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OSCE CiO meets Russian Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 5 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
THE HAGUE, 5 February 2003- On 4 February 2003, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Igor S. Ivanov. "We discussed...
New OSCE Head of Mission and CiO Personal Representative to facilitate solution in Moldova
Publishing date: 21 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
THE HAGUE, 21 January 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has appointed Ambassador William H. Hill of the United States as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. For Ambassador Hill, a distinguished...
OSCE Newsletter now online: Netherlands Chair to focus on human security
Publishing date: 16 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 16 January 2003- An interview with the new Chairman-in-Office, Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is the lead item in the latest issue of the OSCE Newsletter, now available online. The Newsletter also focuses on...
The Netherlands takes over OSCE Chairmanship
Publishing date: 7 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Troika, Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA/THE HAGUE, 7 January 2003- The Netherlands will make the fight against trafficking in human beings, weapons and drugs a key focus of its Chairmanship of the OSCE, which began on 1 January. "The Netherlands has decided to focus attention...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office urges Russia and Georgia to prevent escalation in tension
Publishing date: 13 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
NEW YORK, 13 September 2002-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, continues to be deeply disturbed by the increasing tension between Georgia and the Russian Federation...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns kidnapping in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 30 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
LISBON, 30 August 2002-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, today condemned the kidnapping of civilians in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and called for their...
Negotiations process on Transdniestrian settlement restarts in Chisinau
Publishing date: 23 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 23 August 2002- Negotiations aimed at making progress towards a Transdniestrian settlement have restarted in the Moldovan capital Chisinau. Yesterday's meeting at the OSCE Mission to Moldova was the first of the "Chisinau Round"...