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OSCE Kosovo Mission Head welcomes election of University Rector
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
PRISTINA, 29 June 2006- Ambassador Werner Wnendt, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today welcomed the election of Enver Hasani as the new Rector of University of Pristina. "I congratulate Prof. Hasani for...
OSCE Permanent Council creates new Mission to Montenegro, renames Belgrade-based mission
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 29 June 2006- The OSCE Permanent Council agreed today on the opening of a new Mission to Montenegro, while renaming the former Mission to the now-dissolved Serbia & Montenegro as the OSCE Mission to Serbia. This follows last week's decision...
OSCE Mission and Kosovo authorities inaugurate police inspectorate
Publishing date: 28 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
PRISTINA, 28 June 2006- The PISG Ministry of Internal Affairs and the OSCE Mission today inaugurated the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK), a body designed to ensure that the police are accountable to the people it serves and which will investigate...
OSCE Chairman sees room for improvement in Organization but no need for drastic overhaul
Publishing date: 28 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 28 June 2006- There is room to improve the efficiency of the OSCE but no need to alter the nature of the Organization profoundly or tamper with the delicate balance of power in the 56-nation group, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian...
OSCE Yerevan Office co-organizes meeting to combat money-laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 27 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Countering terrorism
YEREVAN, 27 June 2006- Armenian authorities learnt about modern tools in the fight against money-laundering and financing of terrorism today at a meeting co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office defends Centre in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 27 June 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, defended the Organization's Centre in Ashgabad today and rejected persistent allegations that Turkmenistan is making against an OSCE staff member there...
OSCE presents Alliance of Civilizations report to UN Secretary-General
Publishing date: 26 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Partnerships, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 26 June 2006- The two top officials from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe handed UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a report today to help his initiative to overcome the clash of cultures...