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OSCE Chairman urges de-escalation of situation in Georgia
Publishing date: 30 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 30 April 2008- OSCE Chairman Alexander Stubb said today he was seriously concerned over the recent developments in Georgia, and reiterated the Organization's full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia...
OSCE Centre organizes workshop on food supply chains in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 30 April 2008- Officials from Turkmenistan's Agriculture Ministry, Food Industry Association, Bread Products Association, and other insitutions are taking part today in an OSCE-organized workshop...
South Korea an increasingly important partner, says OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 29 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation
SEOUL, 29 April 2008- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut met South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and other senior officials today to discuss Seoul's co-operation with the Organization...
OSCE Special Envoy in Georgia ahead of special Permanent Council meeting on Abkhazia incident
Publishing date: 29 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 29 April 2008- Heikki Talvitie, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman, said today he had constructive discussions with Georgian authorities on the 20 April airspace incident over Abkhazia and on...
OSCE Centre helps train customs officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 April 2008
ASHGABAD, 29 April 2008- Ten officials from the Turkmenistan State Customs Service took part in a training course on processing cargo customs declarations that ended in Ashgabad this week...
Kyrgyzstan will continue pursuing democratic development, says OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 26 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
BISHKEK, 26 April 2008- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut met Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev and other high-level officials today to discuss the country's reform progress and ways to enhance co-operation with the Organization...
Roma in Europe miss out on security and prosperity, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 25 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Roma and Sinti
OSLO, 25 April 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, said that the Roma population in Europe have missed out on the new security arrangements as well as on prosperity...