News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson urges Armenia to continue reforms, build on progress towards peaceful settlement
Publishing date: 3 July 2009
YEREVAN, 3 July 2009- The OSCE Chairperson, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, urged Armenia to build on the positive momentum achieved in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process and underlined the importance of ongoing democratic reforms...
OSCE Office supports local entrepreneurship development centre in Syunik, Armenia
Publishing date: 26 June 2009
KAPAN, Armenia, 26 June 2009- A new office providing state support to small and medium entrepreneurship opened today in the town of Kapan in Armenia's Syunik region, with the support of OSCE Programme Implementation Presence in Syunik...
OSCE-supported police outreach stations open in pilot community policing district in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 June 2009
YEREVAN, 19 June 2009- Two community police outreach stations opened today in Yerevan as part a joint project by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Police to introduce community policing in the pilot Arabkir police district in Yerevan...
OSCE organizes workshop on international standards on sanctioning investigative measures for Armenian judges
Publishing date: 9 June 2009
YEREVAN, 9 June 2009- A two-day training workshop that supported Armenian judges' efforts to adhere to European standards when they sanction operative and investigative measures ended today in Yerevan...
Armenian Ombudsman presents OSCE-supported report on disciplinary policy in the army
Publishing date: 27 May 2009
YEREVAN, 27 May 2009- A report on human rights protection and disciplinary policy in the armed forces of Armenia prepared by experts from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Human Rights Defender's Office was presented today...
OSCE Office in Yerevan co-organizes high-level forum on economic crisis in Armenia
Publishing date: 25 May 2009
YEREVAN, 25 May 2009- Top Armenian policy makers, representatives from international organizations, major local financial institutions and think tanks met today to discuss how Armenia best can tackle the global financial crisis...
OSCE Special Representative meets Armenian officials to discuss priorities in fight against human trafficking
Publishing date: 8 May 2009
YEREVAN, 8 May 2009- OSCE Special Representative Eva Biaudet welcomed today the Armenian authorities' efforts to combat trafficking in human beings and underscored the need to place human trafficking higher on the political agenda...