News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports arts education in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 1 June 2006
ASHGABAD, 1 June 2006- A peaceful future is the theme of paintings displayed at a one-week Children's Art Exhibition that opened today in the "Art Village" of Ashgabad on the occasion of International Child Protection Day...
OSCE Centre supports conference on tourism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
ASHGABAD, 3 May 2006- Current and future challenges facing the tourism industry in Turkmenistan are the focus of a two-day conference that began today in Ashgabad. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad and...
OSCE Centre supports study visit to France by Turkmenistan Members of Parliament
Publishing date: 14 April 2006
ASHGABAD, 14 April 2006- Three Turkmenistan Members of Parliament took part in a study trip to France from 11 to 14 April, to meet officials of the two chambers of the French Parliament. During their visit to the Senate...
Visiting Turkmenistan OSCE Chairman notes importance of starting political reforms and democratisation
Publishing date: 29 March 2006
ASHGABAD, 29 March 2006- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karel De Gucht, paid a visit to Turkmenistan on 29 March. In meetings with President Saparmurat Niyazov...
OSCE Centre helps train Turkmenistan customs and border guards to detect drugs
Publishing date: 15 February 2006
ASHGABAD, 15 February 2006- Customs officials and border guards from throughout Turkmenistan are taking part in training courses on intercepting illicit drugs, organized by the UNODC with the support of the OSCE Centre in...
OSCE Centre supports environmental journalism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 December 2005
ASHGABAD, 29 December 2005- Staff members of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad today took part in an award ceremony for journalists from Turkmenistan, who took part and won prizes at the Fifth Central Asian Festival of Environmental Journalism...
OSCE Centre organizes workshop in Ashgabad on combating financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 14 December 2005
ASHGABAD, 14 December 2005- Legal and administrative tools to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism are the focus of a workshop which today opened in Ashgabad. The two-day event...