News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman urges Kazakhstan to press ahead with political reform
Publishing date: 15 February 2005
ASTANA, 15 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, encouraged the government of Kazakhstan on Tuesday to press ahead with political reform, especially in the areas of political pluralism...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 14 February 2005
LJUBLJANA, 14 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel will this week visit the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In the Kazakh capital Astana tomorrow morning, he will meet President Nursultan Nazarbazev, Foreign...
OSCE Chairman says Organization is committed to stability in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 February 2005
BELGRADE, 7 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said on Monday that the Organization was committed to remaining engaged in south-eastern Europe.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Belgrade
Publishing date: 4 February 2005
LJUBLJANA, 4 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel will visit Belgrade on 7 February. He will meet...
OSCE Chair appoints panel of eminent persons to advise on future of Organization
Publishing date: 3 February 2005
LJUBLJANA, 3 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel has appointed seven prominent personalities to advise on ways of strengthening the effectiveness of the Organization. The panel, representing countries from throughout the OSCE...
OSCE Permanent Council holds minute's silence in honour of Georgian Prime Minister
Publishing date: 3 February 2005
VIENNA, 3 February 2005- The OSCE Permanent Council held a minute's silence on Thursday in honour of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania after his unexpected death. The Chairman of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of Slovenia, said...
OSCE Chairman discusses reform, election-monitoring with Russian Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 1 February 2005
MOSCOW, 1 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel discussed OSCE reform, the Organization's election-monitoring activities and a range of regional issues in talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday. "We share a...
OSCE Chairman, visiting NATO Headquarters, welcomes proposal for seminar on military doctrine
Publishing date: 26 January 2005
BRUSSELS, 26 January 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel on Wednesday welcomed the idea of holding an OSCE seminar on military doctrine. "Due to its long-standing work in the field of disarmament, arms control and confidence-building...
OSCE Almaty seminar focuses on migration management
Publishing date: 24 January 2005
ALMATY, 24 January 2005- An international seminar on the economic, environmental, security and humanitarian aspects of migration among the OSCE's 55 participating States opened in Almaty today. More than 200 representatives from NGOs, academics...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday
Publishing date: 24 January 2005
VIENNA, 24 January 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, will visit NATO Headquarters and address the North Atlantic Council in Brussels on Wednesday, 26 January. There will be a photo opportunity at 09:50 in...