News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes approval of Croatia's bid for EU membership
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
ZAGREB, 21 April 2004- The OSCE Mission to Croatia today welcomed the European Commission's positive opinion on Croatia's application for membership of the European Union. "We are pleased that Croatia...
OSCE Baku Office conference boosts eco-tourism as alternative income source for Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 15 April 2004
BAKU, 15 April 2004- Specialists from Azerbaijan and abroad will discuss best management practices in eco-tourism, its impact on the country s economy and strategies for promoting it, during an OSCE co-organized conference that opened today in Baku...
Chairman-in-Office raises prospect of extending OSCE co-operation with Afghanistan
Publishing date: 10 April 2004
KABUL, 10 April 2004- After visiting the five OSCE Central Asian States, the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Solomon Passy, flew into Kabul today and discussed possible areas of co-operation between the Organization and Afghanistan...
OSCE Police Assistance Programme helps intercept 44 kgs of heroin in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 9 April 2004
BISHKEK, 9 April 2004- A drug-sniffing dog, provided by the OSCE to Kyrgyz Police under the Police Assistance Programme, helped detect 44 kilograms of heroin in a passenger bus near the town of Osh in Kyrgyzstan on 7 April...
OSCE, Swiss mine expert group launch second phase of Tajikistan mine action project
Publishing date: 9 April 2004
DUSHANBE, 9 April 2004- The second part of a project to save Tajikistan from its bitter civil war legacy, landmines, was launched yesterday in the country's capital, Dushanbe. Under an agreement signed between the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and the...
Tajikistan reforms deserve further OSCE support, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 8 April 2004
DUSHANBE, 8 April 2004- Visiting Tajikistan on the fourth stop of his five-day visit to the Central Asian States, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed OSCE support for further democratic development...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 April 2004
VIENNA, 2 April, 2004- On Monday, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, Solomon Passy, will begin a week-long tour of Central Asia. His visit will start in Uzbekistan, where...