News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman condemns shooting incident in Serbian snap local election
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Karel De Gucht, expressed his concern today about the violence surrounding snap local elections in Novi Pazar, Serbia, and condemned the killing of one of the election candidates...
OSCE Chairman urges all sides to ensure calm in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and find workable solutions
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Karel De Gucht, expressed concern today about recent incidents of extensive firing in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, including last Friday's fatal shooting incident near Tbeti...
OSCE Chairman De Gucht statement on fifth anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, issued the following statement: "On the day of the fifth anniversary of the 11 September attacks, we remember the victims, extend...
OSCE Chairman concerned helicopter incident in Georgia contradicts commitments
Publishing date: 4 September 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht expressed concern today about an incident on Sunday in which a Georgian helicopter carrying the country's Minister of Defence was fired upon from the South Ossetian side as it...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Russia's suspension of extraditions of refugees, praises Kazakhstan for positive steps
Publishing date: 16 August 2006
BRUSSELS, 16 August 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today said he was pleased by Russia's decision to suspend the extradition of 12 refugees and an asylum-seeker to Uzbekistan...
OSCE Chairman criticizes Kyrgyzstan for extraditions, calls on Russian authorities not to deport refugees to Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 10 August 2006
BRUSSELS, 10 August 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today criticized Kyrgyzstan for extraditing four refugees and one asylum-seeker, all Uzbek citizens, to Uzbekistan...
OSCE Chairman deeply concerned at Belarusian court verdict against would-be election monitors
Publishing date: 4 August 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 August 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today voiced deep concern at guilty verdicts and subsequent prison sentences handed to four Belarusians...