News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman regrets death of Milosevic could mean no closure for victims
Publishing date: 11 March 2006
SALZBURG, 11 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, said today he regretted that the death of the former Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic, would likely mean no conclusion to his trial for crimes against...
"Positive spirit" needed to solve problems over Transdniestrian section of Moldova-Ukraine border- OSCE Chairman
Publishing date: 8 March 2006
BRUSSELS, 8 March 2006- Concerned about current problems along the Transdniestrian section of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has instructed the Organization's Mission in Moldova...
OSCE CiO seriously concerned with the situation in Belarus
Publishing date: 6 March 2006
BRUSSELS, 3 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht is concerned about the continued detention of four prominent domestic observers in Belarus, as well as the physical aggression and detention yesterday of a....
OSCE Secretary General visits Bishkek to discuss developments in Kyrgyzstan with President
Publishing date: 3 March 2006
BISHKEK, 3 March 2006- Beginning a two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan on Friday, OSCE Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, held high-level meetings with Kyrgyz Government and Parliamentary officials. The discussions focused on the development...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Presidential initiative to address election conduct in Skopje
Publishing date: 3 March 2006
BRUSSELS, 3 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has welcomed the initiative by President Branko Crvenkovski to launch a series of roundtable election discussions in Skopje. The roundtable held yesterday...
ODIHR Director's mandate extended
Publishing date: 28 February 2006
BRUSSELS, 28 February 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, the Belgian Foreign Minister, has welcomed the decision of the Ministerial Council to extend the mandate of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Chairman calls for return to negotiations on Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 22 February 2006
BRUSSELS, 22 February 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today urged all parties involved in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to return to the negotiating table, exercise restraint and...