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OSCE Project Co-ordinator hands over equipment to help Ukraine eliminate remnants of war
KYIV, 10 June 2010 - The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine handed over explosive ordnance detection equipment to the country's Emergency Situations Minister in an official ceremony in Kyiv today... ()
OSCE participating States adopt Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
VIENNA, 26 May 2010 - The 56 OSCE participating States adopted a plan of action to tackle the threat of small arms and light weapons (SALW) at a meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna today...
Tajikistan is an important contributor to the security of the OSCE region, says OSCE Chairperson
DUSHANBE, 19 May 2010 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev today stressed the importance of Tajikistan for the OSCE in his meetings with Tajik President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi...
OSCE Office helps rid Tajik-Afghan border of landmines
DUSHANBE, 29 April 2010 - An OSCE-supported project to assist Tajikistan in clearing landmines along the border with Afghanistan was launched in Panj today, with a graduation ceremony for Tajik officers who completed a demining course...
OSCE photo exhibition highlights arms control achievements in South-Eastern Europe
An arms control agreement signed in the framework of the Dayton Peace Accords is contributing to long-term stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.
OSCE, Albanian Defence Ministry and Denmark begin destruction of ammunition
TIRANA, 12 April 2010 - Albania may dispose of its 90,000 tonnes of surplus ammunition by 2013 - two years earlier as originally planned - thanks to an OSCE Presence project inaugurated today to provide the necessary equipment to the Defence Ministry...
Experts discuss state of regional confidence- and security-building measures at event to mark 10 years of OSCE Vienna Document
VIENNA, 14 December 2009 - Close to 100 representatives of national verification agencies and defence ministries gathered in Vienna today to discuss the the confidence- and security-building measures agreed by the OSCE States in the Vienna Document...
OSCE Presence, Albanian Defence Ministry conclude disposal of toxic rocket fuel component, agree on surplus ammunition dismantling
TIRANA, 8 December 2009 - The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Robert Bosch, handed an official certificate to the Albanian Defence Minister Arben Imami today in a ceremony that marked the official conclusion of the disposal...
OSCE at forefront of international efforts to reduce threat posed by small arms and ammunition, officials say
ATHENS, 1 December 2009 - The OSCE plays a crucial role in ensuring safe and secure storage of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and it is a leader in helping countries eliminate the threat posed by a toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel component...
OSCE work on Small Arms and Light Weapons in focus at Athens Ministerial Council side event
ATHENS, 27 November 2009 - The OSCE's work to help its participating States safely stockpile and destroy small arms and light weapons will be highlighted during a side event on Tuesday at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens...