News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General presents donation to Mouratsan hospital in Yerevan
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
During an official visit to Armenia, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Mouratsan hospital of the Yerevan State Medical University on 11 July 2012 and awarded a donation from proceeds of the 2012 OSCE Charity Ball. The donation will be used for the procurement of medical equipment for the treatment of children with haematological and oncological diseases...
OSCE Secretary General, in Armenia, calls for observance of ceasefire, voices support to reform
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
YEREVAN, 12 July 2012 – The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, on an official visit to Armenia today, stressed the importance of strict observance of the ceasefire on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and on the Line of Contact as a prerequisite for reaching a peaceful solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and pledged the OSCE’s continued support to Armenia in its reforms...
OSCE Office promotes out-of-court resolutions in defamation cases in Armenia
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
AGHVERAN, Armenia 30 June 2012 – Resolving cases of defamation and insult without resorting to the courts is the focus of a two-day OSCE-supported workshop for journalists and lawyers that started today in Aghveran, Armenia...
OSCE organizes discussion on increasing women’s political participation in Armenia
Publishing date: 27 June 2012
The OSCE Office in Yerevan organized a roundtable discussion on 26 June 2012 for women in political parties to share their experiences of the May 2012 parliamentary elections...
OSCE Office trains Armenian lawyers and human rights defenders on third party legal interventions
Publishing date: 22 June 2012
YEREVAN, 22 June 2012 – A two-day training workshop for some 25 lawyers and human rights defenders from non-governmental organizations on third party intervention (amicus curiae) in constitutional and international human rights procedures started in Yerevan today...
OSCE Chairperson, in Armenia, calls for restraint
Publishing date: 12 June 2012
YEREVAN, 12 June 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, in Yerevan today called on all parties to refrain from the use or threat of force and to abstain from retaliatory measures...
OSCE, EU support opening of Armenian Human Rights Defender’s offices in Armenia’s regions
Publishing date: 6 June 2012
VANADZOR, Armenia, 6 June 2012 – Today the Armenian Human Rights Defender officially opened its regional office in the Lori province, one of six regional offices in Armenia. Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Ambassador Traian Hristea, the Head of the European Delegation to Armenia, attended the opening ceremony...