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OSCE Chairman expresses strong support for active OSCE role in Ukraine, Secretary General returns to Kyiv
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SOFIA, 6 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called for an active OSCE role in helping Ukraine with the re-run of its presidential elections and asked OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis to return to Kyiv...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Ukraine Supreme Court decision, pledges full support for new elections
Publishing date: 4 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
SOFIA, 4 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine to declare the second round of the presidential elections invalid and pledged the full support of the Organization when the vote is re-run...
Media market supported by OSCE Skopje Mission
Publishing date: 3 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 3 December 2004- The second annual Macedonian Media Market, a trade fair for electronic media from across the country, opened today at the Skopje fairgrounds. It brings together 50 media-related organizations, including 38 domestic broadcast...
OSCE Secretary General to return to Ukraine on Friday
Publishing date: 3 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 3 December 2004- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis will return to Ukraine late on Friday at the request of Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy to resume high-level political consultations in the wake of the second round of the presidential election.
OSCE/ODIHR launches a limited election observation mission to Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 2 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/TASHKENT, 2 December 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has deployed a limited election observation mission for the parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan on 26 December 2004. Ambassador...
OSCE Mission to host conference on implementing Framework Convention on National Minorities
Publishing date: 2 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
Prishtinë/Pristina, 2 December 2004- The implementation of the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is the topic of a conference that will be held tomorrow in Prishtinë/Pristina. It is organized by...
Rights of illegal migrants in Central Asia discussed at OSCE Centre event
Publishing date: 1 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 1 December 2004- The rights of migrant workers in Central Asia were the focus of a meeting on Monday in Shymkent, South Kazakhstan which brought together representatives of NGOs and international organizations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and...