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OSCE to have robust role in future Kosovo, UN Special Envoy says

Publishing date: 20 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 20 February 2007- The OSCE should continue to play a major role in a future Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo, said today...

Albania: OSCE Chairman encourages further electoral reform

Publishing date: 20 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 20 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the holding of local elections in Albania last Sunday 18 February, following an agreement...

OSCE Chairman says work of Minorities Commissioner crucial for stability in OSCE countries

Publishing date: 14 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
MADRID, 14 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, which he described as "crucial for stability...

OSCE Chairman welcomes agreement to curb North Korean nuclear ambitions, urges strong follow up

Publishing date: 13 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MADRID, 13 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today's agreement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to start taking steps toward nuclear disarmament and urged...

OSCE ready to help Turkmenistan advance democratic reforms after election, says Chairman Moratinos

Publishing date: 12 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 12 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office said today he hoped the dialogue between the Organization and Turkmenistan will intensify after Sunday´s Presidential election, including on...

OSCE Chairman voices concern over violence in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict

Publishing date: 29 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 29 January 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, expressed his concern today over a series of violent incidents in recent days in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict...

Mediators and observers in the Transdniestran conflict meet in Madrid

Publishing date: 25 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MADRID, 25 January 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, today issued the following statement: "At the initiative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office..."