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Kazakhstan’s Defence Minister addresses OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, outlines FSC Chairmanship priorities

Publishing date: 7 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 7 September 2011 – Modernizing the Vienna Document 1999, addressing issues related to the implementation of OSCE documents on small arms and light weapons, and on conventional ammunition, as well as non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are among the key priorities of Kazakhstan as the new Chair of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), said the country’s Defence Minister Adilbek Zhaksybekov today...

OSCE Centre in Astana conducts training seminar on confidence- and security-building measures

Publishing date: 7 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
ASTANA, 7 June 2011- A three-day regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 1999 on confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) began in Astana today...

Closer co-operation needed to tackle new threats, NATO official says to OSCE

Publishing date: 6 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 6 June 2011 – Fighting new threats such as terrorism, proliferation, cybercrime and piracy requires closer co-operation among countries, institutions and organizations such as NATO and the OSCE, NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero said today...

Recent conflicts, new threats underline need for adapted military doctrine, Italian official says at OSCE meeting

Publishing date: 24 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 24 May 2011 – Contemporary and recent conflicts have demonstrated that military measures alone cannot create security, Italian Lieutenant General Paolo Magro said today at the opening session of an OSCE seminar on military doctrine...

OSCE Centre holds training on bomb disposal for law enforcement officers in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BISHKEK, 16 May 2011- A two-week bomb disposal training course to strengthen Kyrgyz law enforcement officers' skills in handling explosive devices, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, began today...

OSCE Office promotes respect for human rights in Armenia's army

Publishing date: 22 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 22 February 2011 – An OSCE-supported discussion held today in Yerevan focused on international best practices for democratic control of the armed forces and human rights protection in the military...

OSCE Mission to Moldova helps former military officers transition to civilian life

Publishing date: 21 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Economic activities, Education, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 22 December 2010 – Moldovan former officers and warrant officers today graduated from a course at the Moldovan Academy of Economic Studies held as part of an OSCE Mission to Moldova project to help former military and security officers make the transition to civilian life...