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OSCE Chairman meets Secretary of State Rice and Helsinki Commission, says U.S. role vital
Publishing date: 29 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 29 October 2007- The U.S. contribution to the OSCE is as vital to the Organization as ever, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, said today after talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Returns remain a challenge for Kosovo's governing institutions, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 29 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 29 October 2007- Kosovo's institutions should do more to involve potential returnees in their returns policy planning, while those wishing to return must get more involved, says a report released by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today...
OSCE promotes religious dialogue at Bishkek conference
Publishing date: 29 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BISHKEK, 29 October 2007- The freedom of religion and consciousness and the role of religious organizations in Kyrgyzstan were discussed at an OSCE conference in Bishkek today...
OSCE conference in Vilnius calls for zero tolerance, more co-operation to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 26 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VILNIUS, 26 October 2007- Co-ordinated and concerted action from governments, the media and other actors is urgently needed to curb human trafficking, said participants from OSCE countries at a conference in Vilnius that ends today...
OSCE supports seminar in Bishkek on public order management
Publishing date: 26 October 2007
BISHKEK, 26 October 2007- Suppressing public disorders during rallies and demonstrations in the context of democratization of society was the focus of a seminar that ended in Bishkek today...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns murder of independent journalist in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 25 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, today condemned the murder of Alisher Saipov, editor of the Uzbek language newspaper Siyosat ("Politics")...
OSCE crucial for Montenegro's success, Foreign Minister says
Publishing date: 25 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 25 October 2007- The OSCE has played an "immeasurable" role in Montenegro's success since independence, the country's Foreign Minister, Milan Rocen, said in an address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...