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OSCE Chairman welcomes decision of Azerbaijani authorities to release prisoners
Publishing date: 18 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SOFIA, 18 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, returning to Sofia from a trip to the Caucasus, welcomed the decision of the Azerbaijani authorities to pardon 129 people and release them from prison...
OSCE Chairman meets Armenian leaders, urges continuation of dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 17 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 17 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called upon the leaders of Armenia to continue dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh without any preconditions...
OSCE Chairman calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to continue talks on Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 16 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed), OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BAKU, 16 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, has called upon the sides involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to continue dialogue without any preconditions...
OSCE Chairman meets Georgian President, calls for calm in the region
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 15 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, flew from Tbilisi to the western port of Poti to meet Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Monday and urged him to continue talks...
OSCE Chairman calls for non-violent resolution of Ajara situation
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 15 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, expressed concern over the current situation around Ajara at the start of a visit to Georgia and called upon both sides to exercise restraint and use...
UN-OSCE counter-terrorism conference begins with minute's silence for Madrid victims
Publishing date: 11 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 11 March 2004- A UN-OSCE counter-terrorism conference in Vienna began on Thursday with a minute's silence in honour of the victims of terrorist bomb attacks in Madrid earlier in the day...
OSCE Chairman condemns bomb attacks in Madrid
Publishing date: 11 March 2004
SOFIA, 11 March 2004- The OSCE's Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, condemned Thursday's terrorist bomb attacks in Madrid and offered his condolences to the people of Spain. "I am utterly appalled...