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OSCE-supported roundtable discussion addresses interagency co-operation in combating illicit drugs
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
ASHGABAT, 13 July 2012 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on mechanisms for effective co-operation between police and drug enforcement agencies in the area of illegal drug apprehension procedures concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Centre supports the creation of expert councils to monitor the implementation of largest infrastructure project in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 13 July 2012 – Some 40 representatives of state entities, non-governmental organizations, international financial institutions, banks and businesses met today for the first meeting of the National Expert Council for Transparency and Sustainable Development...
Head of OSCE Presence urges prompt destruction of surplus ammunition in Albania
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, during a visit to a military factory in Gramsh on 13 July 2012, expressed his support for the finalization of surplus ammunition destruction by 2013, as envisaged in the country’s demilitarization action plan...
Latest round of 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian settlement concludes in Vienna
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 13 July 2012 – Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, welcomed the constructive dialogue at official 5+2 talks which concluded in Vienna today and urged participants to redouble efforts to achieve concrete progress...
OSCE promotes respect for rights for detainees in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
The OSCE Office in Baku completed a two-day training course for police officers on the treatment of suspects and accused in custody...
OSCE meeting focuses on role of election observation in promoting democracy and security
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 12 July 2012 – Election observation and the recommendations provided by observation missions of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are key to promoting democracy and security, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...
OSCE Secretary General presents donation to Mouratsan hospital in Yerevan
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
During an official visit to Armenia, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Mouratsan hospital of the Yerevan State Medical University on 11 July 2012 and awarded a donation from proceeds of the 2012 OSCE Charity Ball. The donation will be used for the procurement of medical equipment for the treatment of children with haematological and oncological diseases...