News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Statement of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
VIENNA, 17 March 2007- The United States, France and the Russian Federation, in their capacity as Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, issued the following statement...
OSCE media freedom representative and partners call on Ukraine to further development of free media
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
KYIV, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and representatives for the Council of Europe and the European Commission, called on Ukraine today to continue efforts to create a free press...
OSCE Chairman offers condolences and help over fatal blast at Albanian arms site
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
HELSINKI, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, expressed his condolences to Albania today and offered the Organization's assistance after a series of huge explosions at an arms dump which killed...
Informal meeting on Transdniestran settlement process fruitful, OSCE Chairman's envoy says
Publishing date: 14 March 2008
VIENNA, 14 March 2008- OSCE Chairmanship efforts to restart negotiations on the Transdniestran settlement process have begun with fruitful discussions held during informal consultations, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's special envoy...
OSCE Centre helps plant trees in Tajikistan's rural areas to prevent land degradation
Publishing date: 14 March 2008
NOSIRI KHISRAV, 14 March 2008- In an effort to help reduce land erosion in Tajikistan, the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe is supporting a week-long project starting today that will see 25,000 trees planted in rural parts of the country...
OSCE Chairman's envoy calls on Armenian authorities to lift state of emergency
Publishing date: 13 March 2008
VIENNA, 13 March 2008- Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the special envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called today on the Armenian authorities to lift the state of emergency and engage in a dialogue with the opposition to resolve tensions following...
OSCE elections chief visits Georgia, urging inclusive and transparent preparations of parliamentary polls
Publishing date: 11 March 2008
TBILISI, 11 March 2008- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, today urged both government and opposition leaders in Georgia to make best use of the remaining time...