News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 5 November 2013
YEREVAN, 5 November 2013- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and James Warlick of the United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region November 4-5 to continue their efforts to help the sides find a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Baku on November 4, and Armenian President Sargsyan in Yerevan on November 5...
Series of OSCE-supported training courses for customs officers from Afghanistan, Tajikistan concludes in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 5 November 2013
DUSHANBE, 5 November 2013 – A conference to mark the conclusion of an OSCE-supported project ‘Strengthening the Customs Administration of Afghanistan’ funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance was held at the Border Management Staff College today...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about decision to strip Russia’s Rosbalt news agency of registration
Publishing date: 4 November 2013
VIENNA, 4 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about developments regarding Rosbalt information agency, one of the biggest online news portals in Russia...
OSCE Chair, in Germany, opens conference on confidence-building, meets Moldovan and Transdniestrian leaders
Publishing date: 30 October 2013
LANDSHUT, Germany, 30 October 2013- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara opened the conference on confidence-building measures in the Transdniestrian settlement process today...
OSCE PA President condemns bombing in Volgograd, expresses condolences
Publishing date: 22 October 2013
COPENHAGEN, 22 October 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today condemned a terrorist attack on a public bus in the city of Volgograd in the Russian Federation that killed six and injured more than 40 people.
Statement of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 17 October 2013
MOSCOW / WASHINGTON / PARIS / TBILISI, 17 October 2013- Today OSCE teams led by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, took part in a monitoring exercise on the southern part of the Line of Contact. Following the usual exchange of security guarantees by local commanders on both sides of the Line of Contact, members of both OSCE teams heard shooting as they approached their observation points. It was not possible to determine from where the shots were fired. Safety and security concerns prompted the Personal Representative to abandon the exercise...
