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NATO Secretary General to address OSCE security conference in Vienna
VIENNA, 27 June 2011 – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will deliver a speech at an OSCE security conference to be held Wednesday to Friday in Vienna...
Recent conflicts, new threats underline need for adapted military doctrine, Italian official says at OSCE meeting
VIENNA, 24 May 2011 – Contemporary and recent conflicts have demonstrated that military measures alone cannot create security, Italian Lieutenant General Paolo Magro said today at the opening session of an OSCE seminar on military doctrine...
Senior military officials from OSCE region to discuss new threats and changing nature of conflicts
VIENNA, 17 May 2011 – The changing nature of conflicts, new threats and military technological advancements will be among topics in focus during an OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar to be held 24-25 May in Vienna...
New OSCE decision to prevent surplus ammunition falling into wrong hands
VIENNA, 23 March 2011 – The 56 OSCE participating States today adopted a decision that aims to prevent surplus, expired or obsolete conventional ammunition from ending up in the hands of criminal or terrorist groups...
OSCE to hold workshop on support to stop spread of weapons of mass destruction
VIENNA, 26 January 2011 – A workshop on the role of the OSCE in facilitating UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction starts in Vienna tomorrow...
OSCE starts clean-up of toxic rocket fuel component from third military base in Ukraine
RADEKHIV, Ukraine, 19 November - Specialists filled railway tanks with a toxic rocket fuel component that had been stored in deteriorating containers at a military base in Western Ukraine today in preparation for shipping...
OSCE event participants say Paris Charter for New Europe relevant after 20 years, important for security community creation
PARIS, 28 October 2010 - Participants in a high-level event marking the 20th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe today stressed the importance of the document for the future of Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security.
OSCE Mission to Moldova and Defence Ministry co-operate in safe storage and disposal of arms and ammunition
CHISINAU, 28 October 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler, and Moldovan Defence Minister Vitalie Marinuta today signed a memorandum of understanding to implement a programme on small arms, light weapons and ammunition..
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje helps prevent gun violence
SKOPJE, 21 October 2010 - Authors of the three best drawings that became winners of an OSCE-supported national competition will receive prizes at a ceremony in Skopje today...
OSCE trains Afghan border police on detecting forged documents
DUSHANBE, 27 September 2010 - A two-week training course for 20 Afghan border police officials to increase operational awareness to detect forged documents and use Interpol databases started today at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...