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Georgian Foreign Minister calls on OSCE States to support Peace Plan process
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 9 February 2006- Georgian Foreign Minister today called on the OSCE members to help it to implement the Peace Plan, recognized at the last OSCE Ministerial Council in Ljubljana, as a basis for the solution of its conflict in South Ossetia...
OSCE Baku Office welcomes Azerbaijan's decision to cancel newspaper debts
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
BAKU, 9 February 2006- The OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed President Ilham Aliyev's decision to cancel the debts of newspapers, including leading opposition publications, to the State publishing house Azerbaijan. The debts, totalling EUR 350,000...
OSCE Office presents study on labour migration from Armenia
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
YEREVAN, 9 February 2006- Labour migration from Armenia between 2002 and 2005 is the focus of a study, presented today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan to governmental officials and representatives of local and international organizations...
OSCE Magazine reviews ten years of OSCE in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 8 February 2006- The OSCE's special role under the Dayton Peace Accords in establishing peace, security and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the main theme of the January issue of the OSCE Magazine...
OSCE experts travel to Skopje to assist in drafting new law on religious communities and groups
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
SKOPJE, 9 February 2006- Government officials in Skopje have welcomed OSCE's assistance in drafting a new law on religious communities and groups. Two OSCE experts arrive in Skopje today for consultations with local experts.
OSCE Chairman concerned at violent protests over cartoons, calls for balance between freedom of expression and respect for religious and other beliefs
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BRUSSELS, 7 February 2006- Expressing concern at the growing violent protests over the religious caricatures appearing in several newspapers, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today urged all sides to respect...
OSCE Baku Office trains journalists in human trafficking reporting
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 8 February 2006- Thirty-five journalists from different media outlets in Azerbaijan took part in a seminar on reporting on human trafficking issues, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku...