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OSCE Project Co-ordinator donates equipment to help Ukraine eliminate remnants of war
KYIV, 12 October, 2011 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) handed over 13 modern metal detectors to the Emergency Situations Ministry at a ceremony in Kyiv today... ()
Kazakhstan’s Defence Minister addresses OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, outlines FSC Chairmanship priorities
VIENNA, 7 September 2011 – Modernizing the Vienna Document 1999, addressing issues related to the implementation of OSCE documents on small arms and light weapons, and on conventional ammunition, as well as non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are among the key priorities of Kazakhstan as the new Chair of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), said the country’s Defence Minister Adilbek Zhaksybekov today...
Kazakhstan’s Defence Minister to address OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on Wednesday
VIENNA, 5 September 2011 - Kazakhstan’s Defence Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov will address the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on Wednesday, 7 September...
OSCE Centre in Astana conducts training seminar on confidence- and security-building measures
ASTANA, 7 June 2011 - A three-day regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 1999 on confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) began in Astana today... ()
Closer co-operation needed to tackle new threats, NATO official says to OSCE
VIENNA, 6 June 2011 – Fighting new threats such as terrorism, proliferation, cybercrime and piracy requires closer co-operation among countries, institutions and organizations such as NATO and the OSCE, NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero said today...
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...
OSCE Centre holds training on bomb disposal for law enforcement officers in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 16 May 2011 - A two-week bomb disposal training course to strengthen Kyrgyz law enforcement officers' skills in handling explosive devices, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, began today... ()
OSCE Office promotes respect for human rights in Armenia's army
YEREVAN, 22 February 2011 – An OSCE-supported discussion held today in Yerevan focused on international best practices for democratic control of the armed forces and human rights protection in the military...
OSCE Mission to Moldova helps former military officers transition to civilian life
CHISINAU, 22 December 2010 – Moldovan former officers and warrant officers today graduated from a course at the Moldovan Academy of Economic Studies held as part of an OSCE Mission to Moldova project to help former military and security officers make the transition to civilian life... ()