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OSCE Chairman expresses support for the work of the Minsk Group

Publishing date: 9 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Minsk Group, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 9 June 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met the three Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Helsinki on Monday to discuss developments related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...

OSCE, Turkmenistan to intensify co-operation on common concerns, says OSCE Chairman

Publishing date: 5 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 5 June 2008- Turkmenistan's active co-operation with the OSCE is crucial for promoting stability in the region and strengthening the country's own reform process, said OSCE Chairman-in-Office Alexander Stubb in Ashgabad today...

OSCE can play important role in cyber security, says Estonian Defence Minister

Publishing date: 4 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 4 June 2008- The international community has woken up to the threat of cyber attacks and the OSCE can play a big part in dealing with it, the Estonian Defence Minister said today...

OSCE Chairman and Tajik leaders agree on mandate for OSCE office

Publishing date: 3 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 3 June 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met top Tajik officials today in Dushanbe, agreeing on the continued work of the OSCE in the country...

Violence in parts of the country tarnishes parliamentary elections, observers in Skopje say

Publishing date: 2 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
SKOPJE, 2 June 2008- Key international standards were not met in yesterday's elections, as organized attempts to violently disrupt the electoral process in parts of the ethnic Albanian areas made it impossible for voters in many places to freely...

Chairmanship countries pledge enhanced co-ordination to strengthen OSCE

Publishing date: 2 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Troika
HELSINKI, 2 June 2008- High-level representatives from the five countries holding the 2007-2011 OSCE Chairmanships met today at the invitation of this year's OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, to discuss...

Harmonizing responses to small arms threat focus of Brussels conference

Publishing date: 28 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation
BRUSSELS, 28 May 2008- Experts from regional, international and non-governmental organizations gathered today in Brussels for a conference co-sponsored by the OSCE to discuss the global threat posed by Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)...