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OSCE Chairman urges Kazakhstan to press ahead with political reform

Publishing date: 15 February 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ASTANA, 15 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, encouraged the government of Kazakhstan on Tuesday to press ahead with political reform, especially in the areas of political pluralism...

Conference to review working of Open Skies Treaty: new peaceful uses for military agreement in sight

Publishing date: 14 February 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 14 February 2005- Representatives of 32 states are gathered this week in Vienna to consider the achievements of one of the most far-reaching confidence-building measures ever agreed in the aftermath of the Cold War, which could now enjoy a...

UN SRSG Jessen-Petersen sees continued important role for OSCE in Kosovo

Publishing date: 10 February 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 10 February 2005- Soren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo, said on Thursday that the OSCE would continue to play an important role in Kosovo as the United Nations presence is scaled down...

OSCE Centre and French agency launch water management project in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 4 February 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 4 February 2005- A new project worth 900,000 USD will help villagers in rural areas of Tajikistan get more clean water, improve water infrastructures, and obtain basic knowledge about ecological agriculture. The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and...

OSCE Chairman, visiting NATO Headquarters, welcomes proposal for seminar on military doctrine

Publishing date: 26 January 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BRUSSELS, 26 January 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel on Wednesday welcomed the idea of holding an OSCE seminar on military doctrine. "Due to its long-standing work in the field of disarmament, arms control and confidence-building...

OSCE Chairman pledges support for democracy and stability in Ukraine

Publishing date: 5 January 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
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...

Slovenia to take over Chairmanship of OSCE on January 1

Publishing date: 30 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 30 December 2004- Slovenia will officially take over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from Bulgaria on 1 January 2005.