News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson welcomes resumption of natural gas supplies to South Ossetia
Publishing date: 25 January 2009
ATHENS, 25 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, welcomed the resumption of natural gas supplies to South Ossetia today, and affirmed the OSCE's efforts to address other urgent humanitarian challenges.
OSCE Chairperson says continuing OSCE presence in Georgia is essential
Publishing date: 21 January 2009
MOSCOW, 21 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, said today that the Organization's presence in Georgia remains indispensable...
OSCE conference focuses on effective migration management
Publishing date: 19 January 2009
VIENNA, 19 January 2009- Policymakers and experts will discuss managing migration and its linkages with economic, social and environmental policies at the First Part of the 17th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which started in Vienna today...
OSCE Chairperson condemns fatal shooting of Georgian police officer
Publishing date: 16 January 2009
ATHENS, 16 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, today condemned the fatal shooting of a Georgian police officer near the South Ossetian administrative boundary.
'Synergy, symmetry, strategy'- Greek OSCE Chair pledges to be honest broker, forge stronger ties among States in time of challenge
Publishing date: 15 January 2009
VIENNA, 15 January 2009- The OSCE is well placed to address Europe's changing geopolitical challenges in a time marked by crises, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, said today...
Greek OSCE Chairmanship calls for swift end to Ukraine-Russia gas dispute
Publishing date: 6 January 2009
ATHENS, 6 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, expressed concern today about increasingly disrupted gas supplies to parts of Europe and urged Ukraine and Russia to settle their energy dispute...
Greece takes over OSCE Chairmanship, will focus on strengthening Organization's role at heart of European security
Publishing date: 1 January 2009
ATHENS, 1 January 2009- Greece took over the OSCE Chairmanship today and reconfirmed its commitment to work as an honest broker to strengthen the Organization's role as a forum for dialogue and platform for action at the heart of Europe's security...