News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General makes first visit to partner state Mongolia
Publishing date: 11 October 2006
ULAANBAATAR, 11 October 2006- The Secretary General of the OSCE, Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, made a two-day trip to Mongolia this week for talks with the country's President and other officials. Ambassador de Brichambaut...
OSCE-Thailand conference focuses on challenges to security 'from poverty to pandemics'
Publishing date: 25 April 2006
BANGKOK, 25 April 2006- OSCE, Thai and regional officials are focusing over the next two days on challenges to global security, at an international conference under the theme 'From Poverty to Pandemic'. Meeting for the third time in Bangkok since...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office offers expertise to partner states at Mediterranean Seminar
Publishing date: 8 September 2005
RABAT, Morocco, 8 September 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, expressed strong support for the OSCE's activities with adjacent regions in his keynote address at the 11th OSCE Mediterranean Partners Seminar...
OSCE model of co-operation on security issues could serve north-east Asia, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 25 April 2005
SEOUL, 25 April 2005- The OSCE offers a model of multilateral security co-operation that could also be taken up by north-east Asia, Dr Dimitrij Rupel, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, told a joint OSCE-Korea Conference of officials and non-governmental.
Head of OSCE Election Support Team upbeat about support from authorities in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
VIENNA, 24 September 2004- Ambassador Robert Barry of the United States, head of the OSCE Election Support Team for next month's presidential elections in Afghanistan, expressed optimism about the team's role as he prepared to fly to Kabul at the...
Afghan Foreign Minister seeks OSCE support
Publishing date: 4 December 2003
VIENNA, 4 December 2003- Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah thanked the OSCE on Thursday for granting his country the status of Partner for Co-operation and asked for the Organization's support as Afghanistan seeks to build security and...
OSCE's 2003 Mediterranean Seminar opens with calls for closer co-operation on security issues
Publishing date: 20 October 2003
AQABA, 20 October 2003- A two-day international seminar on comprehensive security issues and the Mediterranean region, held by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), began today in Aqaba, Jordan...