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OSCE helps Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan find ways to share water resources
Publishing date: 26 July 2006
Content type: Press release
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 26 July 2006- The first meeting of the recently formed Chu-Talas Rivers Commission, set up to better manage water resources in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, was held today in Issyk-Kul...
Re-opening transport routes could contribute to solving frozen conflicts, say participants at OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
PRAGUE, 24 May 2006- Re-opening transport routes in regions paralyzed by frozen conflicts could help promote peace, leaders said at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum, which concluded today...
Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
PRAGUE, 22 May 2006- Key speakers at the second part of the OSCE Economic Forum, which began today in Prague, emphasized the importance of secure transport networks for economic development and regional stability...
OSCE Secretary General visits rocket fuel disposal site in Armenia
Publishing date: 12 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Economic activities, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 12 May 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, who is on a two-day visit to Armenia, today applauded the imminent start of the recycling of 872 tons of mélange rocket fuel...
Co-operation crucial to keep public transport safe from terrorists, OSCE and International Association of Public Transport workshop concludes
Publishing date: 5 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 5 May 2006- International co-operation is essential to keep public transport networks and the passengers they carry safe from terrorist attacks, participants in a workshop on Urban Transport Security concluded today. Some 200 experts...
OSCE committed to economic and environmental issues, says Secretary General at Chernobyl anniversary conference
Publishing date: 19 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
MINSK, 19 April 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut called for intensified efforts to allow for sustainable development of the regions affected by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy. Speaking at a conference on the 20th anniversary of...
OSCE supports workshop on impact of environmental problems in Eastern Caspian Sea region
Publishing date: 10 April 2006
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 10 April 2006- Regional environmental problems of the Eastern Caspian Sea and the impact on the local population is the focus of a workshop, organized by the Environment and Security initiative and supported by the OSCE...
OSCE Baku conference focuses on enhancing transport security and co-operation
Publishing date: 16 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
BAKU, 16 March 2006- The role of transport in promoting regional co-operation and security is the focus of an OSCE conference that opened today in Baku. It brought together over 180 participants, representing governments, international...
Environmental concerns in Ferghana valley to top agenda of OSCE meeting in Bishkek
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
VIENNA/BISHKEK, 10 February 2006- Regional environmental and security challenges, especially in the Ferghana Valley, will be the focus of an OSCE and the United Nations Development Programme meeting in Bishkek on 13 and 14 February...
OSCE organizes meeting in Almaty to discuss Central Asia migration issues
Publishing date: 31 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
ALMATY, 31 January 2006- Migration issues in Central Asia are the focus of a two-day OSCE regional workshop which opened today in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE economic and environmental activities and...