News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Permanent Council approves deployment 'without delay' of police advisors to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 22 July 2010
VIENNA, 22 July 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States agreed the deployment of police advisors to Kyrgyzstan in a decision taken by the Permanent Council in Vienna today...
CIS Executive Secretary addresses OSCE Permanent Council, stresses co-operation in addressing new security challenges, observing elections
Publishing date: 22 July 2010
VIENNA, 22 July 2010- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council today, the Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev, emphasized the need to develop co-operation between international organizations to ensure stability...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns murder of Greek political blogger
Publishing date: 19 July 2010
BISHKEK, 19 July 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today condemned the killing of journalist Socratis Giolias and urged the Greek authorities to carry out a rapid and thorough investigation into the murder...
OSCE Chairperson announces agreement on summit, calls Kyrgyzstan crisis a 'vitality test' for Organization
Publishing date: 17 July 2010
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 17 July 2010- OSCE Foreign Ministers meeting in Almaty today reached consensus on holding a summit in Astana this year and reinforcing OSCE assistance to Kyrgyzstan, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev.
OSCE organizes meeting on improving conditions for political parties and NGOs in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 15 July 2010
TASHKENT, 15 July 2010- Improving conditions for political parties and non-governmental organizations in Uzbekistan was the focus of a meeting organized today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE foreign ministers to discuss European security, support for Kyrgyzstan at Almaty informal meeting
Publishing date: 14 July 2010
ASTANA, 14 July 2010- The future of European security, support for Kyrgyzstan, engagement with Afghanistan, and possible topics for an OSCE Summit top the agenda of informal meeting of Foreign Ministers in Almaty on 16-17 July.
Fight against illicit drugs is a way to combat terrorism and organized crime, say participants in OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
VIENNA, 8 July 2010- Combating illegal drugs and drug trafficking is an essential element of the fight against terrorism and organized crime, said Serik Baymaganbetov, the Interior Minister of Kazakhstan, to the participants of an OSCE...