News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
French Diplomat Fieschi new Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 January 2002
PRISTINA, 11 January 2002-- Pascal Fieschi from France has been appointed as new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. Prior to his appointment to the OSCE, Mr. Fieschi served as France's Ambassador to Ukraine...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo streamlines field presence
Publishing date: 9 January 2002
PRISTINA, 9 January 2002-- Over the last two years, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has had offices or centres across almost the whole of Kosovo. This reflected the OSCE's commitment and effort to promote democratic governance...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes abolition of exit visas in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 28 December 2001
BUCHAREST, 28 December 2001- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, welcomes the decision taken by the President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, to abolish the exit visa requirement...
International conference agrees on need to abolish death penalty in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 21 December 2001
DUSHANBE, 21 December 2001- An International Conference on the Death Penalty, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan on 20 and 21 December, ended today in Dushanbe with an appeal by the participants to the President of Tajikistan...
OSCE monitors accompany redeployment of Macedonian multi-ethnic police
Publishing date: 20 December 2001
SKOPJE, 20 December 2001-- Ethnically mixed police teams, accompanied by monitors of the OSCE and the European Union, yesterday redeployed to another five villages located in the previous conflict area around the town of Tetovo...
Ambassador Wieck completes term in office
Publishing date: 20 December 2001
MINSK, 20 December 2001-- After four years as Head of the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus (AMG), Ambassador Hans-Georg Wieck will complete his assignment on 31 December 2001...
Round table on state registration of legal entities held in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 19 December 2001
DUSHANBE, 19 December 2001- A one-day round table to discuss the state registration of legal entities was co-organized by the OSCE in Tajikistan...