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OSCE Presence helps destroy surplus ammunition in Albania
ELBASAN, Albania, 1 October 2012 - The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, pledged support for destroying remaining surplus ammunition during a visit to the Mjekes military factory in Elbasan in central Albania today... ()
OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps destroy more than 600 small arms and light weapons
DUSHANBE, 13 September 2012 – The OSCE Office observes and supports an operation to destroy small arms and light weapons which started in Dushanbe today... ()
OSCE removes toxic rocket fuel component in Ukraine ahead of European football championship
SHEVCHENKOVE, Ukraine, 1 June 2012 - The third shipment of 715 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component, stored in deteriorating containers in eastern Ukraine, was safely loaded onto 14 railways tanks for disposal today as part of an OSCE-supported project... ()
OSCE reviews plan of action to control small arms and light weapons
VIENNA, 23 May 2012 – The 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partners for Co-operation today concluded a review of the OSCE Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons that aims to counter the spread and accumulation of illicit SALW...
OSCE supports SALW and ammunition stockpiles security and management training in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT, 27 April 2012 – Thirty-eight military officials from the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan successfully completed OSCE-supported training seminars on the physical security and stockpile management of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition (CA) today in Ashgabat... ()
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports de-mining efforts
DUSHANBE, 19 April 2012 - As part of a humanitarian de-mining project supported by the OSCE, a mechanical de-mining machine was handed over to the Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defence today at a ceremony in the Engineering Battalion base in Rudaki District, close to Dushanbe... ()
OSCE helps Kyrgyzstan strengthen secure storage of small arms, light weapons, conventional ammunition
KOY-TASH, Kyrgyzstan, 27 February 2012 - Strengthening the capacity of the Kyrgyz Defence Ministry and sharing best practices in securing conventional ammunitions depots and stockpile management will be the focus of a three-week OSCE-supported training course that started today in Koy-Tash village in the north of Kyrgyzstan... ()
Turkmenistan military officials visit UK to review small arms and light weapons and stockpile management practices
ASHGABAT, 18 November 2011 – Four representatives of Turkmenistan's Presidential Administration and the Ministry of Defence participated in a five-day study visit to the United Kingdom that concluded in London today... ()
OSCE Secretary General offers condolences, assistance to Turkmenistan following Abadan explosion
VIENNA, 15 July 2011 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, expressing his condolences to the President and people of Turkmenistan over the tragic explosion in Abadan, today offered OSCE assistance with clearance and securing stocks of arms and ammunition...
OSCE Secretary General emphasizes need to secure ammunitions and weapons stocks following Cyprus explosion
VIENNA, 11 July 2011 – The deadly explosion of munitions at a military base in Cyprus underlines that work to secure ammunition and weapons stocks is of utmost urgency, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today...