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Spain to take over OSCE Chairmanship on 1 January
Publishing date: 29 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 29 December 2006- Spain will take over the OSCE Chairmanship from Belgium on 1 January, with the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, Miguel Angel Moratinos, succeeding his Belgian counterpart, Karel De Gucht...
OSCE Office in Baku deeply concerned at continuing acts of violence against journalists
Publishing date: 27 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
BAKU, 27 December 2006- In a statement issued today, the Acting Head of the OSCE Office in Baku, Robin Seaword, said that his office was deeply concerned at reports of two further instances of violence against members of the opposition press...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for Serbian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 22 December 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE/WARSAW, 22 December 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened an election observation mission that will monitor the 21 January parliamentary elections in Serbia...
ODIHR Director discusses co-operation on democratization and human rights at visit to Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 22 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 22 December 2006- The strengthening of co-operation between Azerbaijan and the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on democratization and human rights related issues were the focus of a two-day visit to Baku...
OSCE Field Office helps address socio-economic and environmental problems of Mailuu-Suu, attract investment
Publishing date: 22 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
JALALABAT, Kyrgyzstan, 22 December 2006- The results of an OSCE-supported socio-economic analysis, as well as an investment strategy developed for the City of Mailuu-Suu were presented in Jalalabat today...
OSCE holds regional workshop on travel document security in Vilnius
Publishing date: 21 December 2006
VILNIUS, 21 December 2006- A two-day workshop organized by the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit on improving regional aspects of travel document security ended in Vilnius today...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences to Turkmen people over death of leader, offers Organization's help on democratic reforms
Publishing date: 21 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 21 December 2006- OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht expressed condolences to the people of Turkmenistan today after the death of their president, and said the OSCE stood ready to help with the ensuing transition and to advance democratic reforms...