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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE to work with the Armenian Rescue Service to improve emergency preparedness
Publishing date: 8 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 8 April 2008- The OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Rescue Service (ARS) signed an implementation agreement today that aims to improve the Public Information Centre of the Armenian Rescue Service...
OSCE Office supports training of civil servants on freedom of information
Publishing date: 28 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 28 March 2008- A project on freedom of information training for civil servant information officers, supported by the OSCE Office, was presented in Yerevan today...
OSCE Chairman's envoy calls on Armenian authorities to lift state of emergency
Publishing date: 13 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
VIENNA, 13 March 2008- Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the special envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called today on the Armenian authorities to lift the state of emergency and engage in a dialogue with the opposition to resolve tensions following...
OSCE Chairman sends Special Envoy to Armenia to seek ways to defuse crisis
Publishing date: 2 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 2 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, sent his Special Envoy, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, to Yerevan today to try to help overcome a political crisis that led to violence...
OSCE Chairman condemns use of force in Armenia, again appeals for post-election dialogue
Publishing date: 1 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 1 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, condemned the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Yerevan today.
OSCE Chairman calls for dialogue and co-operation following Armenian elections
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 26 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, called today on all sides in Armenia to engage in dialogue to resolve the tension that surfaced following the 19 February presidential election...
OSCE trains Armenian prosecutors on international legal co-operation
Publishing date: 8 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 8 February 2008- The second of a series of two-day OSCE-organized seminars on international legal co-operation for Armenian prosecutors ended in Yerevan today...