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Latest round of talks in Transdniestrian settlement process concluded in Odesa with agreement on confidence-building measure
ODESA, Ukraine, 24 May 2013 - The latest round of negotiations in the Transdniestrian settlement process concluded today in the Ukrainian city of Odesa with an agreement on a further confidence-building measure...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
YEREVAN, 24 May, 2013 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region May 23-24 to continue their efforts to help the sides find a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Baku on 23 May, and Armenian President Sargsian in Yerevan on 24 May...
OSCE Centre in Astana facilitates national dialogue on social services for victims of cruel treatment
ASTANA, 24 May 2013 – Ensuring access to special social services for victims of cruel treatment, including victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, was the topic of an OSCE-supported discussion in Astana today that brought together national and international experts...
OSCE trains Tajik border and law enforcement officers on criminal procedure code
DUSHANBE, 24 May 2013 – Twenty-four officers from the Tajik Border Troops, Customs Service, State Committee of National Security and Drug Control Agency completed today a two-week training course on the criminal procedure code organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Office announces contest for reporting on human trafficking
BAKU, 24 May 2013 - The OSCE Office in Baku is pleased to announce a contest for media reports highlighting the problems of human trafficking and forced labour in Azerbaijan...
OSCE-supported forum in Almaty focuses on Internet development in Central Asia
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 23 May 2013 – A two-day regional forum on Internet development in Central Asia, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, started in Almaty today...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about proposed public information law in Denmark
STOCKHOLM, 23 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over parts of Denmark’s new public information law that would restrict the public’s access to information in the legislative process...
OSCE reacts to inaccurate reports about detained personnel
VIENNA, 22 May 2013 – A number of inaccuracies have been reported in the media with regard to alleged detention of OSCE personnel in Moldova/Transdniestria. No OSCE staff members have been detained. The OSCE Mission continues to operate in accordance with its mandate on both sides of the Dniester/Nistru River.
OSCE-supported workshop in Armenia focuses on use of biometric passports to curb the movement of terrorists
YEREVAN, 22 May 2013 – Participants at a workshop in Yerevan today discussed ways to prevent terrorists and other criminals from crossing borders with forged travel documents...
High-level OSCE conference in Tirana calls for comprehensive approach to combating intolerance and discrimination
TIRANA, 21 May 2013 – A comprehensive approach, including education to promote mutual respect and understanding, is necessary to combat intolerance and discrimination, including hate crime, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE conference in Tirana...
