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Parties to the Dayton Peace Accords ready to take more responsibility in arms control, OSCE representative hears during consultations
Publishing date: 3 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 3 July 2009- Representatives of the foreign ministries of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed their countries were ready to continue taking more responsibility...
Collective response urgently needed to address indivisible security, Russian Foreign Minister tells OSCE states
Publishing date: 23 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 23 June 2009- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on OSCE States to address the future of Euro-Atlantic security and elaborated on Russian proposals for a legally-binding treaty at the start of the Annual Security Review Conference...
Co-Chairs firmly committed to Geneva Discussions to build stability
Publishing date: 17 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 17 June 2009- The Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions- representing the UN, OSCE and EU- made clear today that all three organizations remained both firmly committed to and involved in those discussions...
OSCE helps Cyprus destroy more than 300 surplus shoulder-launched missiles
Publishing date: 12 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
KALO CHORIO, Cyprus, 12 June 2009- A ceremony today marked the conclusion of the destruction of 324 surplus man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS), conducted at the Kalo Chorio range with the support of the OSCE.
OSCE Centre in Astana supports seminar on confidence- and security-building measures in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Publishing date: 26 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 26 May 2009- An OSCE-supported seminar to review and evaluate confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) in Central Asia and the South Caucasus opened in Almaty today...
OSCE donates equipment to dismantle and recycle obsolete munitions to the Georgian Defence Ministry
Publishing date: 13 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 13 May 2009- The OSCE donated equipment for dismantling and recycling obsolete TNT-filled munitions to the Georgian Defence Ministry today...
Co-operation, comprehensive strategies vital to facing cyber security challenges, says Estonian Defence Minister
Publishing date: 17 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 17 March 2009- The cyber security of states depends on efficient international co-operation, said Estonian Defence Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, addressing a workshop on cyber security organized by the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation today...