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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...
OSCE Centre organizes training on commercial diplomacy and trade policy in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 April 2008
ASHGABAD, 25 April 2008- Commercial diplomacy and trade policy in Turkmenistan are the focus of a training course organized by the OSCE Centre in co-operation with the Foreign Ministry, that ends tomorrow in Ashgabad...
Closer co-ordination between international organizations beneficial, Council of Europe Secretary General tells OSCE
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 24 April 2008- Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE is good, but like other international organizations, the two could benefit from more specialization, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis told the OSCE...
OSCE Centre supports policy dialogue on how Kazakhstan can help fight climate change
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 25 April 2008- How Kazakhstan can help reduce climate change by participating in the voluntary market for trading in carbon dioxide emissions was the topic of a policy meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports decentralizing sports and physical education
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 24 April 2008- How to better decentralize responsibility for physical education and sports facilities to the local level and developing a national sports strategy is the aim of a conference that started in Skopje today...
Winners of 2008 OSCE photo contest announced
Publishing date: 23 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 23 April 2008- The winners of the 2008 OSCE photo contest "Waterways of life" were announced today with the main prize awarded to Andrey Shapran of Russia for...