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OSCE Chairman-in-Office pledges closer co-operation with NATO

Publishing date: 21 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BRUSSELS, 21 January 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, pledged to strengthen co-operation with NATO at a meeting with the Alliance's new Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Wednesday...

Implementation of OSCE commitments tops agenda for Bulgarian Chairmanship in 2004

Publishing date: 15 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, National minority issues, Policing
VIENNA, 15 January 2004- The OSCE's Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, said on Thursday that implementation of OSCE commitments would top the agenda for Bulgaria's Chairmanship of the 55-nation security...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes peaceful and orderly Georgian presidential elections

Publishing date: 5 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SOFIA, 5 January 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, on Monday welcomed the peaceful and orderly manner in which the extraordinary presidential elections in Georgia were conducted...

Afghan Foreign Minister seeks OSCE support

Publishing date: 4 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
VIENNA, 4 December 2003- Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah thanked the OSCE on Thursday for granting his country the status of Partner for Co-operation and asked for the Organization's support as Afghanistan seeks to build security and...

OSCE human rights chief welcomes Action Plan on Roma and Sinti

Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW/MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- An action plan to eradicate discrimination against Roma and Sinti and to ensure that they play a full and equal part in society has been adopted today at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht...

OSCE document foresees action against risks of ammunition stockpiles

Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Countering terrorism, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
MAASTRICHT, 1 December 2003- The Foreign Ministers of the 55 OSCE states today endorsed a new OSCE Document dealing with risks arising from surplus stockpiles of conventional ammunition, explosive material and detonating devices. The OSCE Document...

OSCE Chairman praises peaceful transition in Georgia, offers help

Publishing date: 24 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
THE HAGUE, 24 November 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister de Hoop Scheffer, praised the people of Georgia on Monday for ensuring that the weekend change in the country's leadership was accomplished without violence...