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OSCE Chairman-in-Office congratulates Afghan President Hamid Karzai

Publishing date: 3 November 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Elections
SOFIA, 3 November 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy congratulated Hamid Karzai on his victory in Afghanistan's presidential elections. "The OSCE Chairmanship regards the electoral success of Mr. Karzai...

OSCE Centre trains Uzbek border guards and custom officials on intercepting illegal guns, spotting false travel documents

Publishing date: 25 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TASHKENT, 25 October 2004- A training course aimed at improving Uzbekistan's border management, focusing on the problems of arms smuggling and the use of fake travel documents, was launched today by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. This four-week...

OSCE Chairman calls on Albanian parties to work together on electoral reform

Publishing date: 22 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 22 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called on Albania's political parties to work together on important electoral reforms and pledged the support of the OSCE in this process...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office, visiting Skopje, praises progress in Euro-Atlantic integration

Publishing date: 19 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 19 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated the political leadership in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for its achievements in establishing security and stability...

Belarus elections fell significantly short of OSCE commitments

Publishing date: 18 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
MINSK, 18 October 2004- The 17 October parliamentary elections in Belarus fell significantly short of OSCE commitments for democratic elections. Belarusian authorities failed to ensure the fundamental conditions necessary for the will of the people...

OSCE helps promote the Freedom of Access to Information Act in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 15 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
BRATUNAC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 October 2004- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today issued the following statement: "Following OSCE recommendations...

Head of the OSCE Election Support Team in Afghanistan issues statement on presidential election

Publishing date: 10 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KABUL, 10 October 2004- Ambassador Robert Barry, the Head of the OSCE Election Support Team in Afghanistan, today issued the following statement: "The OSCE's 40 election experts had the opportunity to evaluate...