News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman calls for revitalisation, reform and rebalancing of Organization
Publishing date: 13 January 2005
VIENNA, 13 January 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, called for the "revitalisation, reform and rebalancing" of the 55-nation security Organization on Thursday...
Chairman-in-Office congratulates Viktor Yushchenko on election as President of Ukraine
Publishing date: 11 January 2005
LJUBLJANA, 11 January 2005- The OSCE's new Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, has sent his congratulations and best wishes to Viktor Yushchenko, who was yesterday declared the winner of the repeat election for President of...
OSCE Secretary General congratulates Ukrainian President-elect Yushchenko on election victory
Publishing date: 11 January 2005
VIENNA, 11 January 2005- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis congratulated Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yushchenko on his election victory, after the result of the repeat second round of the presidential election on 26 December was announced by...
OSCE Chairman pledges support for democracy and stability in Ukraine
Publishing date: 5 January 2005
KYIV, 5 January 2005- The new OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, pledged the Organization's continued support for strengthening democracy and stability in Ukraine in talks with the country's political leaders Tuesday...
OSCE's new Chairman-in-Office to visit Ukraine
Publishing date: 4 January 2005
VIENNA, 4 January 2005- The OSCE's new Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, is to make his first foreign visit in this capacity to Ukraine on 4 and 5 January. The Chairman-in-Office is scheduled to arrive in Kyiv late on...
Repeat second round of election brings Ukraine substantially closer to meeting international standards
Publishing date: 27 December 2004
KYIV, 27 December 2004- The repeat second round of the presidential election in Ukraine on 26 December brought Ukraine substantially closer to meeting international standards. Throughout the election an engaged civil society demonstrated an active...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys large-scale election observation mission to monitor repeat voting in Ukraine
Publishing date: 16 December 2004
KYIV, 16 December 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has extended its election observation mission in Ukraine to follow the repeat of the second round of the presidential election scheduled for...