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OSCE Chairman expresses concern over cease-fire violation in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and recent casualties; calls for restraint
Publishing date: 5 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 5 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, expressed serious concern today about military activity on the Line of Contact in the conflict...
OSCE Special Envoy calls for political dialogue to defuse crisis in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 4 March 2008- Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called today on Armenia's authorities to lift the state of emergency as soon as possible and to encourage political dialogue...
OSCE Chairman sends Special Envoy to Armenia to seek ways to defuse crisis
Publishing date: 2 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 2 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, sent his Special Envoy, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, to Yerevan today to try to help overcome a political crisis that led to violence...
OSCE Chairman expresses concern about Belgrade violence
Publishing date: 22 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 22 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, expressed his serious concern today about recent acts of violence against diplomatic missions and foreign property in Belgrade...
OSCE Chairman meets Secretary of State Rice, says continued U.S. support crucial
Publishing date: 12 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
WASHINGTON, 12 February 2008- The OSCE is a vital component of international security, and U.S. engagement in the Organization remains crucial, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, said after talks with U.S. Secretary...
OSCE Chairman welcomes end to state of emergency in Georgia
Publishing date: 16 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
MADRID, 16 November 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the decision by Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili to lift the state of emergency.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office meets Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publishing date: 14 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 14 November 2007- The Spanish OSCE Chairmanship issued the following statement today: "The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, met the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group...