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OSCE Chairman encouraged by signs of progress on Nagorno-Karabakh issue
Publishing date: 5 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
BAKU, 5 September 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today in Baku that he was encouraged by progress on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue reached in the course of contacts between Azerbaijan and Armenia....
OSCE Chairman proposes democratization strategy for Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 2 July 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel has called for a comprehensive strategy to strengthen democracy and stability in the countries of Central Asia. It would build on its active assistance programme to Kyrgyzstan, ahead...
OSCE Chairman discusses Central Asia and Kosovo with U.S. Secretary of State
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, expressed concern about the situation in Uzbekistan and the plight of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan during talks with the U.S. Secretary of State...
OSCE Chairman renews appeal to Kyrgyzstan to protect Uzbek asylum-seekers
Publishing date: 24 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 24 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office renewed his appeal to the Government of Kyrgyzstan not to force refugees from Uzbekistan to return to their country against their will and said reports that further repatriations might be planned were...
OSCE Chairman urges Kosovo provisional authorities to maintain reform momentum
Publishing date: 2 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LJUBLJANA, 2 June 2005- OSCE Chairman Dimitrij Rupel urged Kosovo Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi on Thursday to maintain the momentum of reform in the province and ensure strict implementation of standards, especially in the area of minority protection...
Statement by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dr. Dimitrij Rupel on the situation in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 20 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LJUBLJANA, 20 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Dimitrij Rupel, calls on Uzbekistan as a participating State of the OSCE and a member of other international organizations to allow an independent...
OSCE Chairman calls on Uzbek authorities to resolve current situation with dialogue instead of force
Publishing date: 15 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
LJUBLJANA, 15 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel expressed his deep concern about recent events in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan, where government forces are reported to have opened fire, killing many demonstrators. Violence...