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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
In Moldova, OSCE PA President stresses importance of upcoming elections for public trust in institutions
Publishing date: 23 January 2019
CHISINAU, 23 January 2019 – In meetings this week with senior officials in Moldova, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) stressed the importance of holding transparent and fair elections, noting that the conduct of the 24 February parliamentary elections would be watched closely by the OSCE PA and other international observers...
OSCE Representative welcomes dropping of criminal charges against blogger Mehman Huseynov in Azerbaijan, calls for his release
Publishing date: 22 January 2019
VIENNA, 22 January 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed his satisfaction following a decision by Azerbaijan’s authorities to drop new charges against the imprisoned blogger and chair of the media NGO Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Mehman Huseynov. The OSCE Representative called on the authorities to release Huseynov as soon as possible...
OSCE PA President welcomes the dropping of new criminal proceedings against jailed Azerbaijani blogger Mehman Huseynov
Publishing date: 22 January 2019
COPENHAGEN, 22 January 2019 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) today welcomed reports from Azerbaijan that the General Prosecutor’s Office has terminated a criminal case against anti-corruption blogger and chair of the media NGO Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Mehman Huseynov. Huseynov has been detained on defamation charges since March 2017 and in December 2018, new charges were initiated against him that could have extended his imprisonment by seven years...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák, on official visit to Moldova, says advancing Transdniestrian Settlement Process high on Slovak Chair’s agenda
Publishing date: 19 January 2019
CHISINAU, 19 January 2019 – Concluding his visit to Moldova today, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák said Slovakia’s 2019 OSCE Chairmanship attaches great importance to advancing the Transdniestrian Settlement Process as part of Slovakia’s focus on the prevention and mediation of conflicts, and in mitigating their impact on people.
In address to the Permanent Council and meetings in Vienna, PA President Tsereteli urges a strong OSCE for real confidence-building
Publishing date: 18 January 2019
VIENNA, 18 January 2019 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (Georgia) has wrapped up a visit to Vienna, in which he addressed the ambassadors of the OSCE’s 57 participating States and held a number of bilateral meetings with OSCE counterparts...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 17 January 2019
Publishing date: 18 January 2019
MINSK, 18 January 2019 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its Working Groups in Minsk on 17 January 2019:...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák calls for political solution to crisis in and around Ukraine and for urgent improvements in the lives of people
Publishing date: 17 January 2019
KYIV, 17 January 2019 – Concluding a two-day official visit to Ukraine, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák said he was shocked by the alarming conditions of people living near the contact line in the country’s east, and called on the sides to step up their efforts for a peaceful political solution to the crisis.