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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE at forefront of international efforts to reduce threat posed by small arms and ammunition, officials say
Publishing date: 1 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
ATHENS, 1 December 2009- The OSCE plays a crucial role in ensuring safe and secure storage of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and it is a leader in helping countries eliminate the threat posed by a toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel component...
OSCE states' military observers to visit airbase and air assault brigade in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan, 27 October, 2009- A team of 45 military officers from 24 OSCE participating States began a visit to an air assault brigade in Taldykorgan in south-east Kazakhstan today.
Collective response urgently needed to address indivisible security, Russian Foreign Minister tells OSCE states
Publishing date: 23 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 23 June 2009- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on OSCE States to address the future of Euro-Atlantic security and elaborated on Russian proposals for a legally-binding treaty at the start of the Annual Security Review Conference...
Co-Chairs firmly committed to Geneva Discussions to build stability
Publishing date: 17 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 17 June 2009- The Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions- representing the UN, OSCE and EU- made clear today that all three organizations remained both firmly committed to and involved in those discussions...
OSCE helps Cyprus destroy more than 300 surplus shoulder-launched missiles
Publishing date: 12 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
KALO CHORIO, Cyprus, 12 June 2009- A ceremony today marked the conclusion of the destruction of 324 surplus man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS), conducted at the Kalo Chorio range with the support of the OSCE.
OSCE Centre in Astana supports seminar on confidence- and security-building measures in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Publishing date: 26 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 26 May 2009- An OSCE-supported seminar to review and evaluate confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) in Central Asia and the South Caucasus opened in Almaty today...
OSCE donates equipment to dismantle and recycle obsolete munitions to the Georgian Defence Ministry
Publishing date: 13 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 13 May 2009- The OSCE donated equipment for dismantling and recycling obsolete TNT-filled munitions to the Georgian Defence Ministry today...