News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE unites on steps to ensure press freedom and respect for religious and other beliefs
Publishing date: 17 February 2006
VIENNA, 17 February 2006- An informal OSCE meeting, called by the Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, yesterday discussed the valuable contribution the Organization might make in response to the controversy over the recent...
OSCE Chairman urges Kosovo leaders to begin decentralization process, continue standards implementation
Publishing date: 16 February 2006
PRISTINA/MITROVICA, 16 February 2006- During a one-day visit to Kosovo today, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, told political leaders in Pristina the implementation of standards and the start of a decentralization...
OSCE Centre helps train Turkmenistan customs and border guards to detect drugs
Publishing date: 15 February 2006
ASHGABAD, 15 February 2006- Customs officials and border guards from throughout Turkmenistan are taking part in training courses on intercepting illicit drugs, organized by the UNODC with the support of the OSCE Centre in...
OSCE Mission stresses need to continue co-operation on rehabilitation projects in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 14 February 2006
TBILISI, 14 February 2006- The OSCE Mission to Georgia, underlined the importance of continuing co-operation and confidence-building measures in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict at a workshop on economic rehabilitation projects...
OSCE to discuss concerns raised by recent cartoon controversy and steps to ease discord
Publishing date: 13 February 2006
VIENNA, 13 February, 2006- At the initiative of Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, a special informal meeting will be held to discuss possible short- and long-term steps within the OSCE to address the issues...
Environmental concerns in Ferghana valley to top agenda of OSCE meeting in Bishkek
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
VIENNA/BISHKEK, 10 February 2006- Regional environmental and security challenges, especially in the Ferghana Valley, will be the focus of an OSCE and the United Nations Development Programme meeting in Bishkek on 13 and 14 February...
OSCE Mission and Kosovo Ministry condemn attack on municipal officials
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
PRISTINA, 10 February 2006- The PISG Ministry of Environment of Spatial Planning and the OSCE Mission issued the following statement following the recent attack on two municipal construction inspectors in Klinë/Klina municipality...