News and press releases

ASHGABAD, 29 August 2005- Twenty Turkmen customs officials have just completed a three-month computer course and have received certificates of completion from the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad.

ASHGABAD, 4 August 2005- A one-week youth summer camp focusing on health and safety issues was held with support of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad in the Kopet-Dag mountains near Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabad..

ASHGABAT, 17 June 2005- International human rights standards and mechanisms to implement and protect them were the focus of training courses held from 6 to 17 June in Turkmenbashi and Mary. Organized by the OSCE Centre...

ASHGABAD, 2 June 2005- Children of all ages took part in an art competition in the Turkmenistan capital, using art forms to express concern about the world, suggest possible solutions for these concerns and share their dreams, expectations and hopes...

ASHGABAD, 3 May 2005- Six members of Turkmenistan's border and customs services have taken part in a week-long training course in south Germany, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad with the support of the Government of Turkmenistan and Germany's...

ASHGABAD, 20 April 2005- During his visit to Ashgabad, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today discussed ways to increase Turkmenistan's participation in OSCE activities. This would enable the country's voice to be better heard within...

CORTONA, ITALY, 8 April 2005- Ways of evaluating the environmental and health risks from industrial installations in the Ferghana Valley were discussed at a seminar that ended today in Cortona. The five-day event, organized by the OSCE, assessed the...