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OSCE Chairman pledges full support for mediators' Nagorno-Karabakh peace efforts
Publishing date: 10 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 10 May 2007- OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos met the three Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and pledged full support for their intensive mediation efforts to assist the parties in finding a resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could be close to resolution, Armenian Foreign Minister tells OSCE
Publishing date: 17 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
VIENNA, 17 April 2007- The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could be very close to a resolution, and Armenia is committed to working with the peace plan negotiated by the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the conflict, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian...
OSCE Chairman's Special Envoy expresses hope for continued progress in Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks
Publishing date: 30 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 30 March 2007- Josep Borrell, Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, expressed hope today that the parties in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would sustain the momentum reached so far in negotiations...
OSCE Chairman concerned over constitutional referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 11 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 11 December 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, said the OSCE will not recognize the referendum on a draft constitution held on Sunday. "Such a referendum is counter-productive...
More co-operation needed to avoid fires in Nagorno-Karabakh region, OSCE-led expert mission finds
Publishing date: 13 October 2006
YEREVAN, 13 October 2006- An OSCE-led team of international and local experts today called for more co-operation to prevent and manage fires in and around Nagorno-Karabakh following the end of a 10-day mission to assess the environmental...
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs say peaceful resolution to conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is 'imperative and achievable'
Publishing date: 6 June 2006
Content type: Press release
BUCHAREST, 6 June 2006- The three Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, which deals with the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, have issued a statement following their June 4 meeting in Bucharest with the presidents and foreign ministers...
OSCE Chairman encouraged by signs of progress on Nagorno-Karabakh issue
Publishing date: 5 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
BAKU, 5 September 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today in Baku that he was encouraged by progress on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue reached in the course of contacts between Azerbaijan and Armenia....
Chairman says all sides in southern Caucasus showing will for solution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 26 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW, 26 January 2006- Concluding his first visit to the southern Caucasus, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht held discussions in Baku with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and the representative...
OSCE Chairman calls on all sides to focus on ways to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 2 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 2 April 2005- In talks today with Azerbaijani officials, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, continued to pursue ways of reaching a lasting solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, following similar meetings...
OSCE Chairman urges all sides to seize opportunity to solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 30 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, encouraged all parties to make full use of the existing window of opportunity to accelerate the process of reaching a solution for the Nagorno-Karabakh...