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Albania "in forefront of reform", outgoing OSCE mission head says

Publishing date: 29 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 29 August 2002- Albania has made encouraging progress during the last three years and is, in some respects, in the forefront of reform in south-east Europe, Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens said in his End-of-Mission address to...

OSCE Mission condemns killing of two police reservists in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Publishing date: 26 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SKOPJE, 26 August 2002- Ambassador Craig Jenness, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, strongly condemned the killing of two police reservists Monday night in Gostivar. "We deeply regret this criminal act and express our sincere condolences...

Negotiations process on Transdniestrian settlement restarts in Chisinau

Publishing date: 23 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 23 August 2002- Negotiations aimed at making progress towards a Transdniestrian settlement have restarted in the Moldovan capital Chisinau. Yesterday's meeting at the OSCE Mission to Moldova was the first of the "Chisinau Round"...

OSCE-supervised melange project in Georgia successfully concluded

Publishing date: 16 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TBILISI, 16 August 2002- The Melange project, an OSCE-supervised project aimed at producing fertilizer from highly explosive missile fuel in Georgia, has been successfully concluded. "The international co-operation of German experts with local...

First anniversary of Ohrid Agreement reflects year of progress in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Publishing date: 14 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 13 August, 2002- The OSCE Chairmanship notes the first anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, which put an end to the conflict in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Its subsequent implementation...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office expresses serious concern at increased tension between Georgia and Russian Federation

Publishing date: 2 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 2 August 2002- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has expressed his serious concern over the current escalation of tension...

UN Special Representative sees progress in Kosovo

Publishing date: 11 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 11 July 2002- Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration for Kosovo (UNMIK), said on Thursday that things were improving in Kosovo...