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Head of OSCE: Shocked and saddened at death of Macedonian President Trajkovski

Publishing date: 26 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
WASHINGTON, D.C., 26 February 2004- The news that President Boris Trajkovski, leader of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia since 1999, has died in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE...

OSCE Chairman, addressing U.S. Helsinki Commission, urges clampdown on human trafficking

Publishing date: 26 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
WASHINGTON, 26 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged western countries on Thursday to launch a vigorous clampdown on human trafficking...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office congratulates new UN Human Rights Commissioner

Publishing date: 25 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights
NEW YORK, 25 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, today congratulated the Canadian Judge Louise Arbour on her appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...

OSCE Chairman urges EU support for infrastructure projects in Balkans

Publishing date: 24 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 24 February 2004- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged the European Union to take account of political and not just business considerations in deciding whether or not to support...

OSCE Chairman discusses regional issues, Chechnya with Russian Federation

Publishing date: 17 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
MOSCOW, 17 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed the future of the OSCE and regional issues including Georgia and Moldova at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Moscow on...

OSCE CiO proposes closer co-operation with EU and NATO on Mediterranean issues

Publishing date: 10 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MUNICH, 11 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged the OSCE, the European Union and NATO to co-operate more closely on issues related to their Mediterranean partner states...

OSCE committed to democratic development in Georgia, says Chairman-in-Office

Publishing date: 25 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, National minority issues, Policing
TBILISI, 25 January 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on his inauguration on Sunday and pledged continued OSCE support...