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OSCE meeting in Ukraine discusses democratic control of armed forces by civil society

Publishing date: 17 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
KYIV, 17 June 2003- Improving the integration of armed forces into civil society and strengthening parliamentary oversight of the army, police and security forces were on top of the agenda of a two-day OSCE workshop which ended in Kyiv, Ukraine today...

Bosnia High Representative Ashdown concerned about risk of economic crisis

Publishing date: 4 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 4 June 2003- Lord Ashdown, the High Representative and European Union Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), said on Wednesday he was seriously concerned about the risk of economic crisis in the country...

OSCE supports first international mine clearance project in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 29 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
DUSHANBE, 29 May 2003- An agreement to start the first internationally supported mine clearance operations in Tajikistan was signed today in the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, clearing the way for a nation-wide Mine Action Project to start in June...

OSCE holds workshops in Central Asian Region on civil-military relations

Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 13 May- A team of OSCE experts are in Central Asia this week to promote OSCE standards on civil-military relations, including democratic oversight of the armed forces. The experts are meeting government officials and senior military...

OSCE Office to host roundtable in Ukraine on converting former military bases for civilian use

Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
KYIV, 13 May 2003- Converting former military bases for civilian uses in Ukraine will be the focus of an international roundtable starting in the capital, Kyiv, tomorrow. Some 70 experts will discuss economic, social and environmental aspects of...

OSCE CiO urges all parties to keep momentum in solving Transdniestrian issue

Publishing date: 3 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 3 April 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, urged President Vladimir Voronin and Foreign Minister Nicolae Dudau of Moldova and the Transdniestrian leader Igor Smirnov to keep the...

OSCE Mission in Skopje welcomes EU forces

Publishing date: 1 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SKOPJE, 1 April 2003- The Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Craig Jenness, welcomed the European Union military force (EUFOR) that took over the monitor and support operation from NATO yesterday. He expressed...