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ASHGABAT, 8 July 2022 – A conference marking 30 years since Turkmenistan signed the Helsinki Final Act, and began its co-operation with the OSCE, took place in Ashgabat yesterday. The conference was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in close co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

BIRMINGHAM, 6 July 2022 – In Birmingham, OSCE parliamentarians today voted to condemn in the strongest terms the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Russian troops. Containing three general committee resolutions, plus ten supplementary items dealing with a wide range of topics, the Birmingham Declaration was approved with overwhelming support. It was adopted at the close of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 29th Annual Session, which took place 2-6 July in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Serbia

Almost half of the respondents in a survey polled perceive the national public service broadcaster – Radio Television Montenegro (RTCG) as a metaphor for the term “television”, about 27 per cent watch the RTCG on a daily basis, while RTCG channels, in comparison to other TV stations, are the second most viewed in Montenegro. A large number of citizens noticed a positive change on RTCG 1, in relation to 2020 and, statistically, the trust in RTCG information program has increased, while 16% of respondents watch RTCG more today than a year ago.

The further support the efforts of the Government of Tajikistan in the process of police reform, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Programme Office) handed over three minibuses to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Interior (Ministry) on 29 June in Dushanbe.

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Action against Terrorism Unit (TNTD/ATU) marked a decade of efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism on 20 June 2022 in an anniversary Seminar held in Vienna. The seminar, titled In Retrospect: 10 Years of a Comprehensive Approach to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism- Good Practices and Evolving Challenges in the OSCE area, was an opportunity to take stock of good practices, to identify and discuss evolving and existing challenges in the OSCE area, and to draft a set of recommendations that stakeholders can use moving forward.

WARSAW/SKOPJE, 17 June 2022- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau, concluded his visit to Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia today. The trip focused on co-operation with the OSCE and efforts towards stability, security and strengthening democratic institutions in the South-Eastern Europe region.