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German Foreign Minister stresses OSCE role in conflict prevention
Publishing date: 6 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 6 October 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is predestined, like no other European organization, to pioneer the "culture of prevention", German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer told the Permanent Council.
Chairman-in-Office issues statement on "so-called" presidential elections and referendum in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 6 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
OSLO, 6 October 1999-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, states the...
Parliamentary Assembly vice-president to lead election observers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 6 October 1999
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 6 October 1999-- Mr. Ihor Ostash MP (Ukraine), Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will arrive in Almaty on 7 October 1999, to lead the OSCE...
International observers condemn violence in Ukraine elections
Publishing date: 5 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KIEV, 5 October 1999-- An Election Observation Mission in Ukraine strongly condemns the violent attack on presidential candidate Natalya Vitrenko and her supporters...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office visits Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 5 October 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, will visit Kosovo on 6 and 7 October. The Chairman-in-Office will discuss the rebuilding of...
OSCE and Council of Europe meet to discuss co-operation
Publishing date: 4 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 4 October 1999-- Representatives of the OSCE and the Council of Europe met today in Vienna to discuss co-operation between the two organizations. The meeting focused on...
OSCE reports that more progress is needed in Croatia
Publishing date: 29 September 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ZAGREB, 29 September 1999-- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has issued its fifth progress report. The reports, issued every four months, assess the progress of the Government of Croatia in fulfilling its international obligations and commitments...