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OSCE Chairman urges Ukraine's top political leaders to resume negotiations
Publishing date: 25 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 25 May 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, expressed concern today about rising political tensions in Kyiv and called for negotiations to be resumed...
OSCE, PAMECA organize training on witness protection for Albanian officials
Publishing date: 25 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 25 May 2007- A training course for Albanian officials on best practices in protecting witnesses and justice collaborators ended in Tirana today...
Mediators and observers in Transdniestrian conflict meet in Madrid
Publishing date: 25 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 25 May 2007- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, issued the following statement today...
OSCE assists Kazakhstan in promoting religious freedom
Publishing date: 25 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ASTANA, 25 May 2007- International standards and Kazakhstani legislation on freedom of belief and religious association were the topics of a meeting organized today in Astana by the OSCE Centre in Almaty...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports the development of compensation schemes for the victims of trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 24 May 2007- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, together with the Academy of Prosecutors and the Academy of Judges of Ukraine, held an international conference on combating trafficking in human beings and compensating victims of trafficking.
OSCE meeting transforms concern about environment security into action
Publishing date: 23 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
PRAGUE, 23 May 2007- A high-level OSCE meeting focusing on environmental security transformed concerns that environmental factors are threatening global security into actions that will promote stability, said Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin...
Russian Foreign Minister says OSCE has topical role in Euro-Atlantic security
Publishing date: 23 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 23 May 2007- The OSCE's role in tackling military aspects of security is very topical and directly relevant to security in the Euro-Atlantic region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the OSCE today.