News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE symposium discusses role of Turkmenistan within Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
ASHGABAD, 12 December 2002- Turkmenistan's role in Central Asia as an "independent and neutral country" was the focus of an international symposium this week, opened by the Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredov, in the country's...
OSCE mission in Skopje organizes first Youth Leadership Conference
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
SKOPJE, 11 December 2002- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Nansen Dialogue Center (NDC) Skopje will host their first Joint Youth Leadership Conference in Mavrovo on 13-15 December. 30 students aged...
PA President Bruce George proposes OSCE information offices in all 55 participating States
Publishing date: 6 December 2002
PORTO, 6 December 2002- "I would propose the idea of establishing OSCE information offices in all participating States of the OSCE", said the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bruce George in his address to the OSCE Ministerial Council...
OSCE PA delegation participates in seminar on constitutional reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 December 2002
BISHKEK, 6 December 2002- The ongoing public discussion on imminent changes of Kyrgyzstan's constitution was the background of a one-day seminar held in the country's capital, Bishkek, on 3 December. A delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
OSCE's role will be recast to meet new threats to security
Publishing date: 6 December 2002
PORTO, 6 December 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portugal's Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, called today for the adoption of a Charter on Preventing and Combating Terrorism to reaffirm the Organization's strong commitment in this area...
OSCE carries out local government training in Zagreb
Publishing date: 29 November 2002
ZAGREB, 29 November 2002- Local government training in various aspects of government activities, from European integration to employment, youth and in particular the role of NGOs, is the theme of an OSCE sponsored...
Croatia must reaffirm its commitment to minority rights, OSCE Mission Head says
Publishing date: 29 November 2002
ZAGREB, 29 November 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said today that the Croatian Parliament should adopt a minority law acceptable to Croatian minorities, thereby reaffirming the country's...