News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission assists in handover of weapons and munitions in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 30 April 2004
TBILISI, 30 April 2004- Engineers of the Joint Peacekeeping Force carried out on Thursday the destruction of weapons and munitions collected under the OSCE Mission to Georgia Rapid Reaction programme in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
OSCE Chairman welcomes agreement on Ajara situation in Georgia
Publishing date: 19 March 2004
SOFIA, 19 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Solomon Passy, welcomed an agreement reached yesterday between Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and the Head of the Ajara Autonomous Republic, Aslan Abashidze...
OSCE supports voter information and secure balloting projects for Georgian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 16 March 2004
TBILISI, 16 March 2004- The OSCE participating States today made a total of 170,000 euros available to improve voter information and meet procurement expenses for Georgia's parliamentary elections, scheduled for 28 March. Under two agreements...
OSCE Chairman meets Georgian President, calls for calm in the region
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
TBILISI, 15 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, flew from Tbilisi to the western port of Poti to meet Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Monday and urged him to continue talks...
OSCE Chairman calls for non-violent resolution of Ajara situation
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
TBILISI, 15 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, expressed concern over the current situation around Ajara at the start of a visit to Georgia and called upon both sides to exercise restraint and use...
OSCE human rights chief calls for dialogue between authorities and civil society in Georgia
Publishing date: 10 March 2004
TBILISI/WARSAW, 10 March 2004- A sustained and close dialogue is needed between the Georgian authorities, non-governmental organizations and the international community to promote human rights and democracy, said Ambassador Christian Strohal...
OSCE contributes 1 million euros for holding Georgian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
TBILISI, 17 February 2004- The OSCE participating States today made 1 million euros available to cover the administrative expenses of Georgia's parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 March. The amount will fund basic election administration...