News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Central Asia key to stability across OSCE area, Chairman says
Publishing date: 2 July 2008
ASTANA, 2 July 2008- Central Asia plays a key role in the OSCE, as a region facing challenges and in the Organization's plans to intensify engagement with Afghanistan, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb said today...
OSCE could have tremendous impact in Afghanistan by training police, top NATO commander says
Publishing date: 2 July 2008
VIENNA, 2 July 2008- The international community needs to do more to secure Afghanistan and the OSCE could have a tremendous impact in those efforts by helping to train the country's police, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe told the OSCE today...
Janez Lenarcic takes up job as new ODIHR director
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
WARSAW, 1 July 2008- Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of Slovenia today assumed his new function as director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE, Council of Europe: amendments to Kyrgyzstan's assembly law raise serious concerns
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
WARSAW/STRASBOURG, 2 July 2008- The amendments to Kyrgyzstan's assembly law passed by Parliament on 13 June raise a number of serious concerns, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe's...
OSCE Mission supports discussion on broadcasting of parliament sessions
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
PODGORICA, 1 July 2008- The OSCE Mission to Montenegro will support the Montenegrin Parliament's roundtable discussion on broadcasting of parliamentary sessions to be held on 7 and 8 July in Podgorica...
Intensifying Kyrgyzstan, OSCE co-operation mutually beneficial, says OSCE Chairman
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
BISHKEK, 1 July 2008- Kyrgyzstan is a key participant in the OSCE and an important factor for regional stability, said the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, in Bishkek today...
OSCE Office in Baku organizes training course on tackling money laundering
Publishing date: 30 June 2008
BAKU, 30 June 2008- A workshop for Azerbaijani judges and prosecutors on existing legislation and international mechanisms to tackle money laundering started in Baku today...