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OSCE Chairman expresses condolences after French expert dies in landmine accident in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 20 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control
BRUSSELS, 20 April 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed his condolences to the family of a French expert who was killed when a landmine exploded in Tajikistan on 19 April...
OSCE committed to economic and environmental issues, says Secretary General at Chernobyl anniversary conference
Publishing date: 19 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
MINSK, 19 April 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut called for intensified efforts to allow for sustainable development of the regions affected by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy. Speaking at a conference on the 20th anniversary of...
OSCE voices support for electoral reform in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 April 2006
YEREVAN, 19 April 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of the Council of Europe and the UN Offices in Armenia were today briefed on the electoral reform in Armenia by the Chairman of...
OSCE documentary now viewable online
Publishing date: 18 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 18 April 2006- The OSCE documentary about its activities, On the Frontlines of Peace, is now available on the Organization's website and can be viewed online...
OSCE Centre supports study visit to France by Turkmenistan Members of Parliament
Publishing date: 14 April 2006
ASHGABAD, 14 April 2006- Three Turkmenistan Members of Parliament took part in a study trip to France from 11 to 14 April, to meet officials of the two chambers of the French Parliament. During their visit to the Senate...
OSCE Office in Yerevan co-organizes award ceremony to announce winners of essay contest
Publishing date: 13 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 14 April 2006- High School students who wrote essays on the problems women face in the Armenian society and women's roles in society and the family were in the limelight as the winners of the OSCE-supported Third Republican Student Essay...
OSCE Office to help renovate Armenian police training Centre
Publishing date: 13 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 13 April 2006- The OSCE Office in Yerevan has signed an agreement to help renovate six buildings of the Armenian Police Training Centre for non-commissioned officers. Visiting the Centre today, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin...