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Statement by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities following visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 30 April 2010- The following statement was released today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, at the end of his visit to Kyrgyzstan: "The aim of my visit to Kyrgyzstan was to look into reports about a spate...
OSCE minorities commissioner discusses amendments to Slovakia's language law
Publishing date: 22 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 22 July 2009- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, received delegations from Slovakia (on 21 July) and Hungary (on 22 July) to discuss the amendments to the "Law on the State Language of the Slovak Republic"...
OSCE Minorities Commissioner calls for wider use of multilingual education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 3 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
SAMARKAND, 3 April 2009- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, urged the countries of Central Asia today to expand the use of bilingual and multilingual education...
Outgoing OSCE Minorities Commissioner: Integration key to conflict prevention
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, emphasized today the importance of operational conflict prevention in his final speech to the OSCE's Permanent Council, saying the key was promoting integration..
OSCE Chairman says work of Minorities Commissioner crucial for stability in OSCE countries
Publishing date: 14 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
MADRID, 14 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, which he described as "crucial for stability...
OSCE: Linguistic cleansing underway in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 15 July 2004
Content type: Press release
THE HAGUE/CHISINAU, 15 July 2004- "Today's forced closure of the Moldovan School in Tiraspol is nothing less than linguistic cleansing," the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, said on Thursday...
New Georgian leadership welcomes activities of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 3 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
TBLISI, 3 March 2004- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, who is in the middle of a three-day visit to Georgia, has been meeting the country's new leadership as well as representatives of its minority communities...