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OSCE Chairperson marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, emphasizes importance of tolerance education
Publishing date: 27 January 2011
Content type: Press release
What we do: Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VILNIUS, 27 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a call for OSCE participating States to further intensify efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance and promote remembrance and education...
OSCE Chairmanship encourages political dialogue in talks with Albanian government and opposition leaders
Publishing date: 25 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VILNIUS, 25 January 2011 – Lithuanian Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius, speaking on behalf of Lithuania's OSCE Chairmanship, called today on Albania's government and opposition to resume constructive political dialogue as soon as possible and to refrain from holding demonstrations in the coming days in order to avoid raising tensions...
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Moscow airport
Publishing date: 24 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VILNIUS, 24 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, condemned today's terrorist attack in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, and offered his condolences and support to the Russian people and government...
OSCE Chairperson calls for end to violence in Albania
Publishing date: 21 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
VILNIUS, 21 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, called today on all in Albania to refrain from using violence, following clashes that have caused several deaths and numerous injuries...
OSCE Chairperson meets international human rights NGOs, encourages open dialogue
Publishing date: 19 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VILNIUS, 19 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, met representatives from international non-governmental organizations in Vilnius today and invited them to take part in an open dialogue with Lithuania’s 2011 OSCE Chairmanship...
New OSCE Chairperson emphasizes human rights during meetings with heads of OSCE institutions, field operations
Publishing date: 14 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 14 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, stressed Lithuanian Chairmanship’s commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms in meetings with heads of OSCE institutions and field missions during a visit to Vienna which concluded today...
New OSCE Chairperson calls for joint commitment to resolve existing conflicts in a peaceful and negotiated manner
Publishing date: 13 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 13 January 2011 – The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, urged the Organization's participating States to focus on resolving existing conflicts and achieving concrete progress in addressing transnational threats and safeguarding fundamental freedoms in his inaugural address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE Chairmanship starts consultations on continuing OSCE’s work in Belarus
Publishing date: 2 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law