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OSCE Chairperson discussed with Russian Foreign Minister visit to Afghanistan, Transdniestrian conflict and appointment of OSCE key officials
Publishing date: 18 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VILNIUS, 18 May 2011- In today’s telephone conversation with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis discussed the process of appointment of the OSCE Secretary General, the progress in addressing protracted conflicts, and collective approaches to tackling transnational security threats...
OSCE Chairperson condemns suicide bomb attack in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
DUSHANBE, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Audronius Ažubalis, condemned today a suicide bomb attack in Aktobe in western Kazakhstan that injured several people...
OSCE valuable partner for Afghanistan, Chairperson says during visit to Northern Province
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
KUNDUZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE's engagement with Afghanistan contributes to efforts to build regional security and should be strengthened to make a bigger impact, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said today during a visit to Kunduz Province...
OSCE Chairmanship marks 10th anniversary of OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 16 May 2011 – Today the Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council, Lithuania’s Ambassador Renatas Norkus, and OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut visited Belgrade to celebrate 10 years of successful co-operation between the OSCE Mission and the Government of Serbia...
Regional stability in focus as OSCE Chairperson visits Tajikistan
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
DUSHANBE, 16 May 2011 – The OSCE is working intensively to support Tajikistan in strengthening the management and security of its border with Afghanistan, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said today during a visit to Dushanbe...
OSCE Chairperson says human rights are basis for democratic society
Publishing date: 12 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
VILNIUS, 12 May 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Audronius Ažubalis, celebrating today's 35th anniversary of the Moscow Helsinki Group, underlined its invaluable contribution to the development of civil society that inspired democratic changes in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe...
OSCE explores next steps in strengthening comprehensive cyber security
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
VIENNA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE’s future role in tackling challenges arising from cyberspace security is the topic of a two-day international conference that started in Vienna today...
12th IPRM meeting takes place in Dvani
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DVANI, 5 May 2011- The 12th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Dvani today. The meeting was co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE...
Director of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia addresses OSCE, stresses need for closer regional co-operation
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 5 May 2011- Executive Director of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Ambassador Çınar Aldemir, in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today emphasized the need for the two organizations to work together closer in addressing challenges in the region in all security dimensions..
Threats to journalists cannot be tolerated, says OSCE Chairperson ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Media freedom and development
VILNIUS, 2 May 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, called for OSCE states to do more to protect journalists...