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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE denounces 10 March elections in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 9 March 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Elections
BUCHAREST, 9 March 2001-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has denounced the holding of local elections in Abkhazia, Georgia, on Saturday, 10 March 2001...
Conference for journalists in the South Caucasus, 8-11 December
Publishing date: 6 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
TBILISI, 6 December 2000-- A three-day conference for Abkhaz, Armenian, Azeri, Georgian, Nagorno Karabakh and South Ossetian journalists will be held at the Gudauri Conference Centre, Georgia from 8 to 11 December...
Troika Ministers address pressing OSCE issues at Bucharest meeting
Publishing date: 5 July 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Moldova, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed), OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Elections
BUCHAREST, 5 July 2000-- The Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Troika-- Benita Ferrero-Waldner of Austria, Petre Roman of Romania, and Espen Barth Eide (State Secretary) of...
OSCE expands Georgia border monitoring mission
Publishing date: 13 April 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management
VIENNA, 13 April 2000-- The Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, welcomes today's decision of the Permanent Council to strengthen the OSCE...
Presidential elections in Georgia: OSCE statement on preliminary findings and conclusions
Publishing date: 10 April 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 10 April 2000- The OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission concluded that considerable progress is necessary for Georgia to fully meet...
OSCE/ODIHR establishes Election Observation Mission
Publishing date: 9 March 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 9 March 2000-- Following an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Organization for Security and Co-operation...
OSCE Ministerial Troika holds meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 21 January 2000
Content type: Press statement
Vienna, 21 January 2000-- The OSCE Ministerial Troika, Foreign Ministers Wolfgang Schüssel of Austria, Petre Roman of Romania, and Knut Vollebæk of Norway, met today in Vienna...