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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the situation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 4 February 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
VIENNA, 4 February 2000-- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, is appalled by the escalating violence in Kosovo and...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Schüssel to address Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 7 January 2000
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 7 January 2000-- The Standing Committee of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will hold its winter Meeting in Vienna on Thursday 13 and...
Statement by OSCE Chairman-in-Office on the conflict in Chechnya
Publishing date: 29 December 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 29 December 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister of Norway Knut Vollebaek, urges the Russian Federation to do everything in its power to...
Parliamentary Assembly head to lead observer mission for elections in Russia
Publishing date: 3 December 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
OSLO, 3 December 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister of Norway Knut Vollebaek, has designated Ms. Helle Degn, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, as his Special Representative to lead the OSCE Observation Mission to the
Chairman-in-Office issues statement on Belarus
Publishing date: 2 December 1999
OSLO, 2 December 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebæk of Norway, welcomes the release of Mikhail...
OSCE and Council of Europe hold 7th high-level meeting
Publishing date: 21 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
STRASBOURG / VIENNA, 21 November 1999-- The Chairman of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, Icelandic Foreign Minister, Halldór Ásgrimsson, and OSCE...
Vollebaek says to maintain momentum on the Stability Pact
Publishing date: 18 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
ISTANBUL, 18 November 1999-- In the first session of the Istanbul Summit, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Knut Vollebaek called on participating States to keep up the momentum on the...