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Dublin OSCE Ministerial Council opens with calls to strengthen work on security community, including on human rights

Publishing date: 6 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Secretary General
DUBLIN, 6 December 2012 – Foreign ministers and top officials from the 57 OSCE participating States heard calls for further efforts to create a security community based on shared values at the opening of the 19th OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin today...

Astana declaration adopted at OSCE Summit charts way forward

Publishing date: 2 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
ASTANA, 2 December 2010- The first OSCE Summit in 11 years concluded today with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev welcoming the work of Heads of State and Government from the 56 OSCE participating States, saying their adoption...

Kazakhstan's President welcomes decision to hold OSCE Summit in December in Astana

Publishing date: 5 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
ASTANA, 5 August 2010- Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, OSCE Chairmanship in 2010 today welcomed the decision by the OSCE Ministerial Council to hold an OSCE Summit in Astana on 1 and 2 December 2010. He made the following statement...

OSCE Ministerial Council set to start in Madrid

Publishing date: 28 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
MADRID, 28 November 2007- Foreign ministers and high-level representatives from the 56 OSCE countries gather in Madrid tomorrow for the start of the annual Ministerial Council...

OSCE's Belgian Chairmanship says helped start new chapter for Organization

Publishing date: 5 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BRUSSELS, 5 December 2006- OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht said today Belgium had helped redress the balance between the three aspects of security and championed reforms that could end an introspective episode and start a new chapter for the Organization...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office says participating States have "no free ride" on adhering to their commitments

Publishing date: 6 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
LJUBLJANA, 6 December 2005- Closing the 13th Ministerial Council of the OSCE on Tuesday, the Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, reminded States that they could not expect "a free ride" when it came to living up to the...

Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut appointed OSCE Secretary General

Publishing date: 10 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 10 June 2005- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on Friday appointed Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, a senior French diplomat, as OSCE Secretary General for a three-year term. The appointment takes effect from...