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After 35 years Helsinki Final Act has not lost relevance, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
Publishing date: 29 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 29 July 2010- The Helsinki Final Act remains as relevant today as it was when it was signed 35 years ago, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Kanat Saudabayev, said ahead of the anniversary...
Chairman of Executive Committee of International Fund for Saving Aral Sea addresses OSCE Permanent Council, calls for effective regional co-operation
Publishing date: 29 July 2010
VIENNA, 29 July 2010- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council today, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Sagit Ibatullin stressed the need of more effective co-operation in the Aral Sea Basin region...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports civil society-government dialogue on human rights
Publishing date: 29 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 29 July 2010- The fourth annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting focusing on human rights in Tajikistan began in Dushanbe today...
Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement
Publishing date: 28 July 2010
VIENNA, 28 July 2010- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Igor Popov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement today...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 28 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 28 July 2010- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
At Geneva discussions, OSCE Chairmanship underlines importance of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms
Publishing date: 27 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 27 July 2010- At the end of today's 12th round of the Geneva discussions, Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship underlined the importance of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) and fully-functioning hotlines...
Immediate and resolute measures needed ahead of parliamentary vote in Kyrgyzstan, ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 27 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law