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OSCE facilitates co-ordination meeting between Tajikistan’s Khujand and Kyrgyzstan’s Osh Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities
The OSCE field missions in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan supported a meeting between the Khujand and Osh Aarhus Centres in Khujand, Tajikistan, from 4 to 5 September 2014, to promote co-ordination between the Centres in confronting environmental challenges common to both countries...
OSCE member states conduct third experts meeting on counter terrorism in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism
ISSYK-KUL, 11 September 2014- The third meeting of experts from the Anti-Terrorism Centres ofthe OSCE member states Kyrgyzstan, Russia Federation, Belarus, Lithuania, Mongolia, United States of America, Pakistan, Serbia, Spain and Turkey was held on 9to 10 September, 2014 in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE supports Parliamentary Intern programme in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
BISHKEK, 11 September 2014 – Twelve university students completed a three-month internship programme at the Parliament of Kyrgyz Republic today. The Parliamentary Internship program, in its third year, is managed by the American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS), and supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE exercise tests readiness of Peace Messengers across Kyrgyzstan’s Jalal-Abad province
Publishing date: 29 August 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Ten teams of “Peace Messengers” from Kyrgyzstan’s Jalal-Abad province took part in a simulation exercise on 26 August 2014 with the aim of testing their capabilities in crisis response and in acting jointly with public authorities on settling conflict and maintaining stability in their areas of responsibility...
OSCE conducts training to the Kyrgyz police on religious extremism prevention
Publishing date: 20 August 2014
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 20 August 2014 – The OSCE Police Matters Programme today launched a four-day training course in Issyk-Kul yesterday for 25 senior and junior staff of the public security departments under the Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior from Bishkek city, Chui, Naryn, Talas and Issyk-Kul regions on good practices in community policing and preventing religious conflict...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports Eurasian Group regional seminar on combatting cybercrime and money laundering
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Good governance
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 18 August, 2014 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is today supporting the Eurasian Group in hosting a workshop on combatting cybercrime and money laundering for some 50 experts of financial intelligence units and the private sector from five Central Asia states, Belarus, China, India and Russia...
OSCE, Swiss Customs support Kyrgyz Customs Service in assessing its risk management system
Publishing date: 14 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Good governance
BISHKEK, 14 August 2014 – Representatives of Switzerland’s Federal Customs Administration of (FCA) started a two-week official visit to Bishkek today, with the support of the OSCE to examine the functioning of the risk management system of the State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic...