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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre holds roundtable discussion to assess needs for enhancing Turkmenistan’s border patrol capacities
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
ASHGABAT, 31 March 2016 – Ten high level-officers from the State Border Service of Turkmenistan took part in a roundtable meeting that took place today. The meeting was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat in co-operation with the State Border Service of Turkmenistan to assess the needs of the national border guards with the aim of enhancing their border patrol capacities...
OSCE course in Turkmenistan addresses professional standards for penitentiary staff
Publishing date: 4 March 2016
ASHGABAT, 4 March 2016 – Representatives of law-enforcement bodies and prison officials from across Turkmenistan discussed the principles and ethics of penitentiary staff at an OSCE-organized training course that concluded in Ashgabat today...
Educational reform in focus of OSCE-organized visit by Turkmenistan representatives to the United Kingdom
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
LONDON, 18 December 2015 – Representatives of Turkmenistan’s Education Ministry, Mejlis (Parliament) and the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights discussed international standards and best practices related to educational reforms during an OSCE-organized five-day study visit to London that concludes today...
OSCE organizes lectures on border security management procedures for Navy Institute cadets in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, 17 December 2015 – Enhancing land and maritime border management security capabilities of future border guards was the aim of a series of training lectures organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat for 130 cadets at the Navy Institute of Turkmenistan’s Defence Ministry, which conclude tomorrow in Turkmenbashi...
OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan focuses on measures to prevent terrorists from crossing borders undetected under false identities
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
ASHGABAT, 27 November 2015 – A two-day workshop on tools and templates for joining the Public Key Directory (PKD) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concluded today in Ashgabat, with the aim of enhancing local capacities in preventing terrorists crossing borders undetected using false identities...
Environmental awareness in focus at OSCE-supported events in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, 26 November 2015 – A series of OSCE-supported seminars held in six cities across Turkmenistan concluded today in Turkmenbashi, raising awareness about the Aarhus Convention, a key UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters...
Independence of judiciary in focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 November 2015