News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman calls for dialogue and co-operation following Armenian elections
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
YEREVAN, 26 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, called today on all sides in Armenia to engage in dialogue to resolve the tension that surfaced following the 19 February presidential election...
OSCE Chairman expresses concern about Belgrade violence
Publishing date: 22 February 2008
HELSINKI, 22 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, expressed his serious concern today about recent acts of violence against diplomatic missions and foreign property in Belgrade...
Finnish Chairmanship discusses 2008 priorities with OSCE parliamentarians
Publishing date: 21 February 2008
VIENNA, 21 February 2008- The OSCE remains a central security actor across the Transatlantic and Eurasian areas, Finnish Secretary of State Teija Tiilikainen said at the start of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Winter Meeting in Vienna today...
Finnish State Secretary to address OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 20 February 2008
VIENNA, 20 February 2008- Finnish State Secretary Teija Tiilikainen will speak at the opening of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's winter meeting in Vienna tomorrow...
OSCE Chairman, Minorities Commissioner: Kosovo must remain multi-ethnic
Publishing date: 19 February 2008
THE HAGUE, 19 February 2008- Authorities in Pristina will need to address the anxiety of minority communities in Kosovo by rigorously applying its legal framework for minorities, the OSCE Chairman and High Commissioner on National Minorities said...
OSCE Chairman issues statement on Kosovo's independence declaration
Publishing date: 18 February 2008
HELSINKI, 18 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, issued the following statement today...
U.S. backing critical to tackle new threats to security, OSCE Chairman tells U.S. Helsinki Commission
Publishing date: 13 February 2008
WASHINGTON, 13 February 2008- U.S. support to the OSCE to face challenges in Kosovo and with election observation and the region's protracted conflicts is vital, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, said today...