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OSCE holds a workshop for customs and licensing authorities with Mediterranean Partners on military and dual-use goods
A regional workshop organized by the OSCE to help combat the trafficking of strategic dual-use commodities and conventional weapons, including small arms and light weapons, started in Valletta, Malta on 24 January 2012...
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a two-day expert meeting that started on 7 December 2011 in Bishkek. The event is co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Ministry of Economical Regulation of Kyrgyzstan with support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the UN 1540 Committee...
OSCE participating States make progress in updating Vienna Document to revitalize confidence and security building
A special meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, currently chaired by Kazakhstan, adopted a decision on 30 November 2011 on reissuing a document that encompasses key OSCE confidence- and security-building measures, the Vienna Document...
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... ()
Moldovan army destroys surplus bombs with OSCE expertise
The destruction of surplus ammunition is crucial for non-proliferation, regional stability, and the safety of civilians. The OSCE Mission to Moldova has been working with the Moldovan Ministry of Defence on ammunition disposal projects since 2007. The disposal of air bombs in July 2011 was the latest in a series of projects...
OSCE, UN work together to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
The OSCE Secretariat and the United Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the joint implementation of projects to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction...
OSCE helps control export of small arms and light weapons
To prevent small arms and light weapons (SALW) from getting into the wrong hands, countries need to ensure that there are sufficient safeguards in the procedures for their export.
States parties to Dayton arms control agreement on the way to assuming full responsibility
The Parties to a key arms control agreement involved in the 1995 crisis in South Eastern Europe are ready to take over from the international community, reported Brig. Gen. Costanzo Periotto of Italy, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Article IV of Annex 1B of the Dayton Peace Accords, to the OSCE Permanent Council on 8 September 2011...
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...