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OSCE role in conflict prevention and resolution should be enhanced, says Ukrainian Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 22 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 22 June 2010- Unresolved and potential conflicts pose the greatest threat to security in the OSCE region and form a serious challenge to the Organization's work, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko told the Permanent Council...
OSCE, UN, EU Special Envoys say national unity and restoring security are key in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 16 June 2010- Wrapping up a visit to assess the situation in Kyrgyzstan, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Envoy Zhanybek Karibzhanov reiterated today that restoring security, peace and rule of law were crucial in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE, UN, EU Special Envoys say national unity and restoring security are key in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BISHKEK, 16 June 2010- Wrapping up a visit to assess the situation in Kyrgyzstan, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Envoy Zhanybek Karibzhanov reiterated today that restoring security, peace and rule of law were crucial in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE States call for restoration of peace in Kyrgyzstan, stand ready to step up assistance
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 15 June 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States called for the rapid restoration of peace, public safety and the rule of law in Kyrgyzstan and offered to build on assistance to resolve the crisis in a statement adopted today...
Crisis of confidence at the core of security challenges, says Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 14 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 14 June 2010- A crisis of confidence lies at the core of security challenges facing the OSCE region today, Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov said today at the opening of the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference...
OSCE holds emergency consultations on Kyrgyzstan, sends special envoy
Publishing date: 12 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ASTANA, 12 June 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, today held telephone consultations with the Head of Kyrgyzstan's Provisional Government Roza Otunabyeva...
OSCE Chairperson regrets violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, calls for calm and stability
Publishing date: 11 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing, Rule of law
ASTANA, 11 June 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, today expressed his deep regret at the violent clashes in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh...