News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman welcomes agreement on sharing of budget contributions until 2007
Publishing date: 25 November 2005
LJUBLJANA, 25 November 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, expressed satisfaction at the decision today by all 55 participating States to approve the Organization's "scales of contribution", or method of...
OSCE Chairman urges Joint Control Commission to seek basis for dialogue in Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 15 November 2005
BRDO PRI KRANJU, 15 November 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today opened a meeting of the Joint Control Commission on the Georgian-Ossetian conflict by urging the participants to pave the way for an early dialogue at the highest level...
NATO Secretary General calls for closer links with OSCE
Publishing date: 3 November 2005
VIENNA, 3 November 2005- Addressing representatives of the 55 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe today, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called for the two organizations to translate their...
OSCE will intensify its efforts to settle Transdniestrian issue, OSCE Chairman says
Publishing date: 21 October 2005
LJUBLJANA, 21 October 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today that the Chairmanship was intensifying its efforts to find a sustainable solution for Moldova's Transdniestria region...
International conference on Roma and Sinti held in Warsaw, OSCE determined to improve situation
Publishing date: 20 October 2005
WARSAW, 20 October 2005- A two-day international conference on the plight of Roma, Sinti and Travellers began today in Warsaw. The focus of the event, entitled 'Joint International Conference on the Implementation of Policies and Action Plans for....
OSCE Chairman welcomes Ukrainian President's initiative to balance and energize the Transdniestrian settlement process
Publishing date: 19 October 2005
KYIV, 19 October 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, today encouraged Ukraine to continue its active engagement in the process of resolving the Transdniestrian issue in neighbouring Moldova...
Transdniestrian settlement will strengthen Moldova's integrity, says OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 18 October 2005
CHISINAU, 18 October 2005- "The OSCE is committed to finding a peaceful political settlement to the Transdniestrian question", the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said during his visit to Moldova today...
Chairman-in-Office stresses need for OSCE reform during visit to Moscow
Publishing date: 17 October 2005
MOSCOW, 17 October 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, today underlined in their meeting in Moscow the need for strengthening the effectiveness of the OSCE...
OSCE Chairman voices support for beginning of status talks on Kosovo
Publishing date: 14 October 2005
PRISTINA, 14 October 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, today urged Kosovo's political and community leaderships to play an active part in the upcoming negotiations on the future status of Kosovo...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls on all sides to compromise on future status of Kosovo
Publishing date: 14 October 2005
BELGRADE, 14 October 2005-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, today called on authorities in both Belgrade and Pristina to be ready for compromise in the imminent negotiations on the future status of Kosovo...