News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group issue statement
Publishing date: 5 March 2009
VIENNA, 5 March 2009- The Charge d'Affaires of the US Mission to the OSCE, Kyle Scott, issued the following statement in the OSCE's Permanent Council today on behalf of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group...
OSCE Chairperson meets U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, says strengthened Euro-Atlantic ties key to collective security
Publishing date: 25 February 2009
WASHINGTON, 25 February 2009- Active U.S. engagement in the OSCE is crucial to facing collective security challenges, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, today after talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
Inability of authorities to protect Russian journalists must be tackled at highest level, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 19 February 2009
VIENNA, 19 February 2009- OSCE Media Freedom Representative Miklos Haraszti, commenting on the acquittal of those accused in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, expressed dismay today at the failure to counter violence against journalists in Russia...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister discusses European security proposal with OSCE states
Publishing date: 18 February 2009
VIENNA, 18 February 2009- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Groushko urged today the OSCE participating States to "come to the negotiating table" to discuss the future of Euro-Atlantic security...
OSCE Chairperson says continuing OSCE presence in Georgia is essential
Publishing date: 21 January 2009
MOSCOW, 21 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, said today that the Organization's presence in Georgia remains indispensable...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to keep broadcast regulator independent
Publishing date: 16 January 2009
VIENNA, 16 January 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today he had asked the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to prevent legal changes that would threaten the independence of the country's broadcast...
OSCE Chairman satisfied with Geneva process, appeals for continuation of OSCE Mission to Georgia
Publishing date: 19 December 2008
HELSINKI, 19 December 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, said today he was satisfied with the discussions on Georgia held in Geneva on 17-18 December...