News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Chairman-in-Office meets Ukrainian President for talks on OSCE and regional matters
Publishing date: 16 January 2008
KYIV, 16 January 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, met Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko today and congratulated Ukraine on its progress pursuing political reforms and consolidating its democratic system...
OSCE to help strengthen Tajik border security
Publishing date: 6 December 2007
DUSHANBE, 6 December 2007- OSCE experts ended a visit to Dushanbe today during which they discussed the recent request by the Tajik Government to develop projects aimed at strengthening the country's border security and management...
OSCE Centre enhances professionalism of Kazakhstan's border guards
Publishing date: 16 November 2007
KORDAI, Kazakhstan,16 November 2007- Facilitating legal and controlled border crossings through better border management was the aim of a five-day workshop for Kazakh officials organized by the OSCE Centre that ended today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps train border police and customs officers
Publishing date: 15 October 2007
SKOPJE, 15 October 2007- More then 240 border police and customs officers learned the latest in drug identification and interviewing techniques in a series of OSCE Mission-supported workshops, the last of which ended today in Ohrid...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains border police to detect forgeries
Publishing date: 28 September 2007
SKOPJE, 28 Sep 2007- Border police and custom officers received certificates at a ceremony today after completing an OSCE-supported training course in identification of forged documents...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad supports training on use of X-ray detection systems
Publishing date: 28 September 2007
ASHGABAD, 28 September 2007- Border security officials were trained to use x-ray detection systems and metal detectors as well as conduct physical searches at courses organized by the OSCE Centre which concluded today...
Central Asian landlocked countries implementing Almaty Programme of Action, need to further co-ordinate efforts
Publishing date: 27 July 2007
ALMATY, 27 July 2007- Landlocked countries in Central Asia have made good progress with regard to implementing the 2003 UN-endorsed Almaty Programme of Action, said participants at a meeting organized by the OSCE in Almaty today...