News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman welcomes Russian-Georgian declaration on base closure
Publishing date: 31 May 2005
LJUBLJANA, 31 May 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Tuesday welcomed a joint declaration of the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and Georgia on the closure of Russian bases and other military facilities in Georgia, which was adopted...
Belarus destroys shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles in co-operation with OSCE
Publishing date: 25 May 2005
MINSK, 25 May 2005- In an effort to eliminate surplus small arms and light weapons and improve stockpile security and management, the Belarusian military today destroyed the first 14 out of 29 shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles...
Conference to review working of Open Skies Treaty: new peaceful uses for military agreement in sight
Publishing date: 14 February 2005
VIENNA, 14 February 2005- Representatives of 32 states are gathered this week in Vienna to consider the achievements of one of the most far-reaching confidence-building measures ever agreed in the aftermath of the Cold War, which could now enjoy a...
OSCE Chairman, visiting NATO Headquarters, welcomes proposal for seminar on military doctrine
Publishing date: 26 January 2005
BRUSSELS, 26 January 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel on Wednesday welcomed the idea of holding an OSCE seminar on military doctrine. "Due to its long-standing work in the field of disarmament, arms control and confidence-building...
OSCE security forum urges destruction of thousands of tonnes of dangerous ammunition and weapons
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
VIENNA, 29 September 2004- The OSCE's Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) held a special meeting today on the risks posed by poorly-guarded stockpiles of deteriorating surplus conventional weapons and munitions, left over from the Cold War era...
Land cleared of mines handed over under OSCE and Swiss programme in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 14 September 2004
DUSHANBE, 14 September 2004- A plot of land cleared of mines, the first of its kind and part of a long-lasting international project, was today handed over to the local community in the Dusti-Kumsangir district, near the Tajik border with Afghanistan...
OSCE holds workshop on small arms and light weapons in Skopje
Publishing date: 1 July 2004
SKOPJE, 1 July 2004- An OSCE workshop aimed at improving co-operation between eight countries in eastern and south-eastern Europe in controlling small arms and light weapons began in Skopje today...