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Head of OSCE Mission to BiH pays tribute to victims of the Srebrenica genocide
Publishing date: 9 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 9 July 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Gary D. Robbins, will attend the 11 July commemoration in Srebrenica, marking the 15th anniversary of the genocide...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan help Afghanistan fight smuggling
Publishing date: 9 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Border management
BISHKEK, 9 July 2010- A six-week course during which customs officers from Afghanistan will improve their skills to fight smuggling, organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyzstan's State Customs Service, started today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports security of critical energy infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 9 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism
KARA-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 9 July 2010- A two-week training course supported by the OSCE Centre for Interior Ministry forces on use of security surveillance systems at the Toktogul hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad province concludes tomorrow...
Fight against illicit drugs is a way to combat terrorism and organized crime, say participants in OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 8 July 2010- Combating illegal drugs and drug trafficking is an essential element of the fight against terrorism and organized crime, said Serik Baymaganbetov, the Interior Minister of Kazakhstan, to the participants of an OSCE...
Discussions on Transdniestria settlement held in Vienna
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 8 July 2010- A two-day meeting of participants in the "5+2" process for settlement of the Transdniestria conflict concluded today...
OSCE Centre supports training for domestic violence hotline consultants
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 8 July 2010- An OSCE-supported training course on providing hotline support for issues related to domestic violence concluded in Ashgabat today...
South Caucasus situation remains fragile and unpredictable, says EU special representative
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 8 July 2010- The South Caucasus continues to be a region characterized by volatility and instability, and the international community must remain engaged, said EU Special Representative Peter Semneby...