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OSCE Chairman welcomes conclusion of Albanian election process

Publishing date: 1 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 1 September 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office today welcomed the conclusion of the election process in Albania, which was marked by the declaration of final results by the Albanian Central Election Commission on 1 Sept...

OSCE Secretary General visits Kosovo, urges dialogue as way forward

Publishing date: 12 August 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PRISTINA, 12 August 2005- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut discussed the future role of the OSCE in Kosovo with the international administration, Kosovo's leaders and representatives of the Kosovo Serb community.

OSCE discusses international co-operation to protect human rights in the fight against terrorism

Publishing date: 15 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 15 July 2005- Human rights experts attending a two-day OSCE conference discussed the need for effective co-operation among governments, NGOs and international agencies to ensure protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism. "We...

OSCE Chairman underlines importance of reform during visit to Moscow

Publishing date: 13 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Main Website
MOSCOW, 13 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, discussed international terrorism, developments in Central Asia and Moldova and OSCE reform with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday.

Transition in Kyrgyzstan is focus of OSCE Magazine

Publishing date: 12 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, National minority issues
VIENNA, 12 July 2005- The changing of the guard in Europe's largest security organization and the OSCE's dynamic partnership with Kyrgyzstan as it ushers in a challenging phase in its history are the main themes in the OSCE Magazine's latest issue...

First group of Georgian border guards graduate from OSCE Mission's intensive training programme

Publishing date: 12 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management
TBILISI, 12 July 2005- A group of 77 Georgian border guards, newly equipped with specialist skills, are the first people to graduate from a four-week OSCE Mission to Georgia Training Assistance Programme course. "By the end of this summer, nearly 400...

OSCE Tashkent Centre trains Uzbekistan's civil society organizations on public advocacy

Publishing date: 7 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization
TASHKENT, 7 July 2005- Twenty-five members of civil society organizations from all over Uzbekistan are taking part in a training programme on the role of public advocacy in civil society, organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. The four-day event...