News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Implementation of European Court of Human Rights Armenia judgments focus of OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 27 May 2011
YEREVAN, 27 May 2011 – The execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Armenia, as analysed in an OSCE-supported report, is the focus of an international conference in Yerevan today...
OSCE Office supports Aarhus Convention conference in Armenia
Publishing date: 20 May 2011
On the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the adoption and ratification of the Aarhus Convention, a roundtable discussion was held in Yerevan on 20 May 2011 to evaluate the progress of its implementation in Armenia...
Winners of OSCE-supported competition on traffic safety in Armenia announced
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
YEREVAN, 17 May 2011 – In an event today concluding the Road Safety Week in Armenia six schoolchildren from Yerevan were awarded prizes for their knowledge of traffic rules...
OSCE Office holds training for Armenian Defence Ministry public information officers
Publishing date: 26 April 2011
YEREVAN, 26 April 2011 –– A two-day training course on public relations and freedom of information for Armenian Defence Ministry information service officers started in Yerevan today...
OSCE Office and Armenian Police enhance co-operation
Publishing date: 21 April 2011
Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Police Lieutenant-General Alik Sargsyan, Head of the Armenian Police, on 21 April 2011 signed an additional protocol to a Memorandum on Co-operation that had been agreed on November 2008...
OSCE-supported conference promotes contact between Armenian and European civil society groups
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
YEREVAN, 14 April 2011 – Civic participation in decision making, protecting the environment, increasing government transparency and combating corruption, and promoting free media as well as good governance were among the topics discussed at a two-day conference that started in Yerevan today...
Snipers must be withdrawn to avoid further incidents on line of contact, says OSCE Chairperson during visit to Armenia
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
YEREVAN, 18 March 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in Yerevan today, urged the authorities to work towards progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process and called for both sides to immediately withdraw snipers from the line of contact...