News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Ministerial Troika discusses terrorism, OSCE reform
Publishing date: 26 June 2002
LISBON, 26 June 2002- Today's meeting, chaired by the Portuguese Chairman in Office, Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, was attended by the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Romanian Secretary of State in their capacity as...
OSCE meeting in Baku stresses need to ensure religious freedom while combating extremism
Publishing date: 18 June 2002
BAKU, 18 June 2002- The need to ensure religious freedom in the fight against extremism was stressed by participants at an OSCE meeting in Baku on 17 and 18 June. "Freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief belong to the most...
High-level officials agree to coordinate fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 13 June 2002
Lisbon, 13 June 2002- High-level officials from governments and major international organizations, meeting in Lisbon on the initiative of the Portuguese Chairmanship of the OSCE, agreed on Wednesday to improve co-ordination and information-sharing...
Ambassador Ahrens urges Albania to implement anti-corruption plan
Publishing date: 12 June 2002
TIRANA, 12 June 2002- Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, urged the implementation of the revised government anti-corruption plan and said the General Prosecutor's office had a key role to play in the fight...
Pristina conference focuses on supporting NGOs in South-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 June 2002
PRISTINA, 7 June 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is today hosting a meeting on improving co-operation between non-governmental organisation (NGO) and community support centres in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
OSCE states urged to focus on link between secure water supplies and security
Publishing date: 31 May 2002
PRAGUE, 31 May 2002- The Tenth OSCE Economic Forum ended in Prague on Friday with a call for the 55 participating states to devote more energy to ensuring that disputes over secure water supplies do not undermine security in parts of the OSCE...
Training seminars for pre-trial detention facilities staff held in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 May 2002
ALMATY, 29 May 2002- Two seminars for the staff of pre-trial detention facilities of the southern and western regions of Kazakhstan were conducted between 20 and 26 May by the Pre-trial Detention Department of the Ministry of Interior, OSCE's...