News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps to combat proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 August 2013
A programme aimed to strengthen Kyrgyzstan’ capabilities to manage and control small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (SCA) was launched on 2 August 2013 following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE in Bishkek...
OSCE organizes environmental education camp for children from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 19 July 2013
An ecological summer camp organized by the OSCE for the children of officers from the state border services of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan took place on 20 July 2013 in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan...
Kyrgyzstan’s Special Forces participate in OSCE-supported military incursion and hostage-taking exercise
Publishing date: 19 July 2013
An OSCE-supported anti-terrorism military exercise to simulate how Kyrgyzstan’s government would respond to a possible cross-border incursion and hostage situation took place in the country’s Chon-Alay district, Osh province on 19 July 2013...
Kyrgyzstan’s plans to open second Aarhus Centre discussed at OSCE-supported meeting in Bishkek
Publishing date: 19 July 2013
BISHKEK, 19 July 2013 – The planned opening of Kyrgyzstan’s second Aarhus Centre and details to its future activities were discussed at an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting in Bishkek today...
OSCE promotes parliamentarism among young people in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 July 2013
On 15 July 2013 the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan hosted the concluding session of the Youth Model Parliament, an OSCE–supported project...
OSCE facilitates co-operation on anti-money laundering between Ukraine’s and Kyrgyzstan’s Financial Intelligence Services
Publishing date: 12 July 2013
BISHKEK, 12 July 2013 – A week-long needs assessment to identify top priorities for increasing the investigative and legal capacity of Kyrgyzstan’s State Financial Intelligence Service to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, organized with support of the OSCE, ended today in Bishkek...
