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OSCE Chairman-in-Office Jaime Gama receives Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov
Publishing date: 23 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
Lisbon, 23 January, 2002- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, received his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov, here for official discussions. The ministers spoke about several issues on the OSCE agenda.
OSCE Mission to Yugoslavia welcomes increased transparency of Serbian Parliament
Publishing date: 23 January 2002
BELGRADE, 23 January 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has welcomed the invitation of the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Natasa Micic, to representatives of non-governmental organizations to attend sessions...
OSCE congratulates Bosnia and Herzegovina on accession to Council of Europe
Publishing date: 23 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 23 January 2002- The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dieter Woltmann, has congratulated the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the important step towards accession to the Council of Europe (CoE)...
OSCE organizes workshops for housing officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 22 January 2002- In support of the Property Law Implementation Plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the OSCE has launched nation-wide a series of 17 workshops to present and discuss the amendments to property legislation and other legislation...
OSCE Ministerial Troika meeting in Lisbon discusses further anti-terrorism measures
Publishing date: 22 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Troika
LISBON, 22 January 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Ministerial Troika, which met yesterday in Lisbon, supported new measures to tackle the roots of terrorism, while at the same time urging its 55 participating States to safeguard traditional human rights...
Chairman-in-Office: new laws hopeful sign in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 18 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Border management
SKOPJE, 18 January 2002- At the end of a two-day visit to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Portugal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jaime Gama, indicated that his meetings with the Government in Skopje...
OSCE starts anti-trafficking project in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 18 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
DUSHANBE/KHUJAND, 18 January 2002- The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan has begun a three-month pilot project aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking among law enforcement officials in the city of Khujand, northern Tajikistan...