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OSCE elections body deploys observation mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 28 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/PODGORICA, 28 February 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is deploying an election observation mission for the 6 April presidential election in Montenegro, its first since independence...
OSCE Chairman encourages swift reforms in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 28 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 28 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, today called on Azerbaijani authorities to accelerate the democratic reform process, saying the Organization was ready to continue support toward this goal...
Reinforcing co-operation between OSCE, Council of Europe key to being effective and preventing overlap, says Slovak Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 28 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 28 February 2008- Promoting co-operation and avoiding duplication are challenges that the OSCE and the Council of Europe face, said the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, today...
Finland supports OSCE projects to promote border security and management between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
HELSINKI, 27 February 2008- Finland will dispatch three experts to Tajikistan to support OSCE border security and management projects in Central Asia...
OSCE Chairman calls on Georgia to use opportunity presented by May elections
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
TBILISI, 27 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ilkka Kanerva called on Georgian leaders today to seize on the forthcoming parliamentary elections to demonstrate that the country is maturing towards a pluralistic democracy...
OSCE an important actor in conflict prevention and resolution, says Irish Prime Minister
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 27 February 2008- The OSCE should continue to play a key role in the areas of security, conflict prevention and resolution, democracy and human rights, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told a special meeting of the OSCE today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator offers anti-trafficking courses for Ukrainian local police
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
LUTSK, Ukraine, 26 February 2008- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine has launched a new series of regional training courses on combating human trafficking, with the first course held in north-western Ukraine today...