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Chairman-in-Office issues statememt on observation of elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 18 August 1997
COPENHAGEN, 18 August 1997--The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, issued the following statement in Copenhagen today on the OSCE observation of the upcoming elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY
Chairman-in-Office issues statement on election monitoring in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 5 August 1997
COPENHAGEN, 5 August 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Niels Helveg Petersen, has today issued in Copenhagen the following statement on the situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:
Saudi Arabia donates to OSCE fund for elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 July 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 15 July 1997-- The OSCE has received a generous pledge of $500,000 from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a contribution toward the OSCE fund for the...
OSCE appoints special co-ordinator for Croatian presidential elections
Publishing date: 10 June 1997
COPENHAGEN, 10 June 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen has appointed former U.S. Senator Paul Simon as the OSCE Special Co-ordinator for the monitoring of the Croatian Presidential elections.
Vranitzky calls on Albania to reach immediate agreement on election law
Publishing date: 20 May 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 20 May 1997-- The Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office, former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Franz Vranitzky, issued the following statement today: Faced...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office appeals for funds for upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 April 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 22 April 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, said the need for funds for elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina is urgent and firm pledges for contributions are needed as soon as possible.
New director named for OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publishing date: 26 March 1997
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
VIENNA, 26 March 1997-- Mr. Gérard Stoudmann of Switzerland has been appointed as Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.