News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports Azerbaijan and Georgia talks on shared water resources
Publishing date: 28 November 2011
Government representatives of Azerbaijan and Georgia met to discuss a draft bilateral agreement on the shared water resources of the Kura River Basin in Baku on 28 November 2011 as part of a joint OSCE-UNECE project under the Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative...
Human rights in criminal justice the focus of OSCE lectures at Turkmen State University
Publishing date: 25 November 2011
ASHGABAT, 26 November 2011- Some 40 students of the Law Faculty at the Magtymguly Turkmen State University discussed international human rights standards in the administration of criminal justice during an OSCE-organized series of lectures that concluded in Ashgabat today...
San Marino Foreign Minister addresses OSCE, says international co-operation crucial for small states
Publishing date: 24 November 2011
VIENNA, 24 November 2011 – The Minister of Foreign and Political Affairs of the Republic of San Marino, Antonella Mularoni, in her address to the OSCE Permanent Council today, stressed the unique role of the Organization in promoting confidence among all 56 participating States...
OSCE/ODIHR begins assessment of early parliamentary elections in Slovenia
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
LJUBLJANA, 23 November 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the early parliamentary elections to be held in Slovenia on 4 December...
Vilnius Ministerial Council an opportunity to set clear course for security of OSCE region, says Lithuanian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 18 November 2011
VIENNA, 18 November 2011 – The forthcoming Ministerial Council in Vilnius offers OSCE States the chance to consolidate progress and chart a way forward to address urgent security matters in the region, said Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas, the Head of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, at a reinforced Permanent Council session in Vienna today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek helps establish border security co-ordination mechanism in Osh Province
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
The first provincial-level border security meeting with representatives of border management agencies, government officials and residents of border areas in the districts of Kara-Suu and Aravan took place on 16 November 2011 in Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Secretary General highlights EU-OSCE synergies at European Parliament committee
Publishing date: 15 November 2011
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier spoke about OSCE-EU co-operation during an addresss to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs in Strasburg on 14 November 2011, ahead of the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 and 7 December...