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Acting Kyrgyz President Bakiev to address OSCE Permanent Council on Monday with OSCE Chairman
VIENNA, 25 May 2005 - Kyrgyzstan's Acting President Kurmanbek Bakiev will address a special session of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Monday, 30 May, with the OSCE Chairman, Slovenia's Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. Issues including the...
OSCE Chairman, ICTY Head welcome Permanent Council decision on intensified co-operation
VIENNA, 19 May 2005 - A meeting of the Permanent Council, addressed by the Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, Carla Del Ponte, agreed today to commence co-operation on monitoring war crimes trials. The decision was welcomed by the Chairman of the OSCE...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine organizes conference on gender equality and law enforcement
EVPATORIA, UKRAINE, 18 May 2005 - Promoting gender equality in law enforcement activities and raising awareness of gender-related issues is the focus of a three-day conference which opened today in the Ukrainian coastal town of Evpatoria...
OSCE Chairman calls on Uzbek authorities to resolve current situation with dialogue instead of force
LJUBLJANA, 15 May 2005 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel expressed his deep concern about recent events in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan, where government forces are reported to have opened fire, killing many demonstrators. Violence...
Head of OSCE Centre in Uzbekistan offers assistance in resolving current unrest
TASHKENT, 14 May 2005 - Expressing serious concern about the latest developments in eastern Uzbekistan, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, reiterated today that the OSCE was ready to assist in any way it could ...
OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative presents plan to help maintain stability in Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 14 April 2005 - A workplan to support stability and security in Kyrgyzstan - as it enters into a three-month presidential election campaign - has been put together with the country's authorities, the OSCE heard today. Alojz Peterle...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue platform to fight corruption in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 12 April 2005 - The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, together with the Secretariat of the Consultative Council on Good Governance, has held a roundtable to address current and general corruption problems. The importance of preventive measures in...
Almaty roundtable focuses on introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan
ALMATY, 17 March 2005 - Over 80 Kazakh and foreign experts today discussed the practical and theoretical issues regarding the introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan at a roundtable in Almaty, co-organized by the OSCE. The participants considered two...