News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan to investigate latest attack against journalist
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
VIENNA, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned today the stabbing of Agil Khalil, a reporter of the Azerbaijani opposition newspaper Azadliq, and urged the government to investigate...
Statement of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
VIENNA, 17 March 2007- The United States, France and the Russian Federation, in their capacity as Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, issued the following statement...
OSCE media freedom representative and partners call on Ukraine to further development of free media
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
KYIV, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and representatives for the Council of Europe and the European Commission, called on Ukraine today to continue efforts to create a free press...
OSCE Chairman offers condolences and help over fatal blast at Albanian arms site
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
HELSINKI, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, expressed his condolences to Albania today and offered the Organization's assistance after a series of huge explosions at an arms dump which killed...
Informal meeting on Transdniestran settlement process fruitful, OSCE Chairman's envoy says
Publishing date: 14 March 2008
VIENNA, 14 March 2008- OSCE Chairmanship efforts to restart negotiations on the Transdniestran settlement process have begun with fruitful discussions held during informal consultations, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's special envoy...
OSCE Centre helps plant trees in Tajikistan's rural areas to prevent land degradation
Publishing date: 14 March 2008
NOSIRI KHISRAV, 14 March 2008- In an effort to help reduce land erosion in Tajikistan, the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe is supporting a week-long project starting today that will see 25,000 trees planted in rural parts of the country...
OSCE Chairman's envoy calls on Armenian authorities to lift state of emergency
Publishing date: 13 March 2008
VIENNA, 13 March 2008- Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the special envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called today on the Armenian authorities to lift the state of emergency and engage in a dialogue with the opposition to resolve tensions following...