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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE prepared to assist further with solving conflicts in Georgia
Publishing date: 1 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management, Human rights, Policing
TBILISI, 1 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel pledged the Organization's support to promote peaceful settlements of the Georgian-Ossetian and Georgian-Abkhaz conflicts, during talks in Tbilisi, Friday. "Peaceful resolution of...
OSCE Mission provides border police in Serbia and Montenegro with modern equipment
Publishing date: 23 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 23 March 2005- Technical equipment, including computers which will provide information exchange on wanted persons, stolen vehicles, lost, stolen or forged documents, was today handed over by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro to the...
OSCE Mission welcomes investigation of fatal shooting in southern Serbia
Publishing date: 13 January 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Border management, National minority issues, Policing
BELGRADE, 13 January 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, has welcomed the decision of the Serbian Government to establish a multi-ethnic commission to investigate the death of an ethnic Albanian...
OSCE remains committed to an active role in Georgia
Publishing date: 10 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
VIENNA, 10 September 2004- A group of 20 heads and members of delegations to the OSCE in Vienna paid a visit to Georgia from 5 to 9 September. The delegation, headed by Ambassador Ivan Naydenov, Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office...
OSCE-UNODC conference calls for better information sharing on border management
Publishing date: 9 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 9 September 2004- Experts from 16 international organizations attending a conference on promoting more effective border management and security called for an increase in information sharing to address challenges of "open but safe borders". On
OSCE Chairman urges demilitarisation of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 20 August 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
SOFIA, 20 August 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy expressed concern over recent developments in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in messages to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity. In a
OSCE to develop advanced training for border security personnel in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 14 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Border management
BELGRADE, 14 July 2004- A two-day seminar in Belgrade will focus on regionally co-ordinated training measures for border security personnel in south-eastern Europe in order to help them reach EU standards. Organized jointly by the Republic of Serbia...