Closed field operations and related field activities

OSCE Liaison Office in Central Asia (closed)

The OSCE Liaison Office in Central Asia was established by the Permanent Council on 16 March 1995 and started its work in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in June 1995. In December 2000, it was decided to carry over the Liaison Office’s premises and assets to the OSCE Centre in Tashkent.

The Office's thematic and programmatic activities

The mandate of the OSCE Liaison Office in Central Asia included the following tasks:

facilitate contacts and promote information exchange with the Chairman-in-Office, as well as with other OSCE institutions and the OSCE participating States in Central Asia;
establish and maintain contacts with local universities, research institutions and NGOs;
promote OSCE principles and commitments, as well as co-operation between countries of the region within the OSCE framework;
assist in arranging OSCE regional events, inter alia, regional seminars and visits to the area by OSCE delegations;
perform other tasks deemed appropriate by the Chairman-in-Office or other OSCE institutions.