News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy to strengthen relationship between Central Asia and OSCE
Publishing date: 19 May 2003
THE HAGUE/VIENNA, 19 May 2003- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy for Central Asia, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, embarked yesterday on a visit to four Central Asian states to work on improving the constructive relationship...
OSCE provides additional transparent ballot boxes for Armenia
Publishing date: 19 May 2003
YEREVAN, 19 May, 2003- More than 3,400 additional transparent ballot boxes arrived in Armenia over the weekend for use at the upcoming May 25 Parliamentary Elections and Constitutional Referendum. The boxes will be used together with the 2,000...
Parliamentarians adopt Bern Declaration on promoting small business in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 16 May 2003
BERN, 15 May 2003- After discussions from 14-16 May in the Swiss Parliament in Bern, more then 80 parliamentarians from 30 OSCE participating States adopted the Bern Declaration on Promoting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the OSCE region...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office expresses distress about violence in Chechnya
Publishing date: 15 May 2003
THE HAGUE, 15 May 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has written to the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Igor Ivanov, to convey his distress about the recent acts of violence in the Russian...
PA President Bruce George to meet in Sofia with OSCE 2004 Chairmanship
Publishing date: 15 May 2003
COPENHAGEN, 15 May 2003- The President of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), Bruce George, will pay an official visit to Bulgaria on 19 and 20 May, at the invitation of the Foreign Minister...
OSCE PA seminar on federalism starts in Moldova
Publishing date: 12 May 2003
CHISINAU, 12 May 2003- Bruce George, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) joined fellow parliamentarians from the Moldovan Parliament and the Transdniestrian Supreme Soviet today in Chisinau to open a key seminar on federalism in...
Strong will for peace is driving force in Tajikistan, say visiting OSCE Ambassadors
Publishing date: 9 May 2003
DUSHANBE, 9 May 2003- A group of Ambassadors representing five OSCE delegations- Bulgaria, France, Ireland, Norway and Sweden- ended a tour of several Central Asian republics in Tajikistan today...