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Chairman-in-Office urges Belarus to extend visa of OSCE official

Publishing date: 12 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
LISBON, 12 April 2002- The Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, is deeply concerned about information indicating that the Belarusian authorities see no grounds to extend the visa and diplomatic accreditation...

OSCE adopts new scale of contributions

Publishing date: 12 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 12 April 2002- The OSCE Permanent Council has adopted a revised standard scale of contributions, which defines for the coming three years how much each of the 55 participating States annually pays for the Organization...

OSCE/ODIHR welcomes the agreement between Albanian parties on implementation of election recommendations

Publishing date: 11 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 11 April 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcomes the protocol signed on 5 April by the Chairmen of the Socialist Party and the Democratic Party, Mr. Fatos Nano and Dr. Sali Berisha, concerning...

OSCE minorities commissioner supports amendments to election laws in Latvia

Publishing date: 11 April 2002
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Democratization, Elections
THE HAGUE, 11 April 2002- The following statement was issued by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, today:

Observation of election process vital for transparency in Kosovo

Publishing date: 11 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
PRISTINA, 11 April 2002- Effective and impartial observation helps to instil confidence in an electoral process, while ensuring that it is conducted in an open and transparent manner. Electoral Rule 3/2002 governing observation of the electoral...

High Commissioner on National Minorities on Moldova: "Resolving Ethnic Issues not a Zero Sum Game"

Publishing date: 10 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
CHISINAU, 10 April 2002- During his three day visit to the Republic of Moldova, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, stressed to interlocutors from across the political and ethnic spectrum that "resolving ethnic issues...

Environmental workshop for youth held in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 9 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Youth
DUSHANBE, 9 April 2002- Tajikistan's best civic education students were gathered in Dushanbe by the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan for a five-day environmental training workshop, marking the beginning of a one-year OSCE project devoted to...