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OSCE Chairperson welcomes peaceful conduct of Kyrgyzstan elections, reiterates support to stabilization efforts
Publishing date: 11 October 2010
ASTANA, 11 October 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary of State and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Kanat Saudabayev praised today the conduct of the 10 October elections in Kyrgyzstan and restated support to political stabilization...
Responsibility needed in Kyrgyzstan's post-election period, OSCE Chairman says
Publishing date: 9 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
PALERMO, Italy, 9 October 2010- Tomorrow's parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan will be crucial for the country's future and difficult tasks await those elected, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes resumption of Chisinau-Odessa rail transport through Transdniestria
Publishing date: 1 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
ASTANA, 1 October 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary of State and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, welcomed today the resumption of railway passenger transportation between Chisinau and Odessa through Transdniestria...
In Warsaw, OSCE review conference begins with calls on states to live up to their human rights commitments
Publishing date: 30 September 2010
Content type: Press release
WARSAW, 30 September 2010- The Warsaw segment of the OSCE's Review Conference got underway today with calls on participating States to live up to the human rights and democracy commitments they have promised to adhere to as part of the Organization...
OSCE participating States launch preparations for Summit with review of commitments
Publishing date: 30 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WARSAW, 30 September 2010- Formal preparations for the first OSCE Summit in 11 years began today with representatives from OSCE participating States gathering in Warsaw to review how countries are fulfilling the commitments they have undertaken...
OSCE Special Envoy welcomes continuation of '5+2' talks on Transdniestria, urges parties to restart official negotiations
Publishing date: 28 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 28 September 2010- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Protracted Conflicts, Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev, welcomed today the continuation of the "5+2" process for the settlement of the Transdniestria conflict...
Use of electronic voting and upholding existing election standards focus of OSCE expert meeting
Publishing date: 16 September 2010
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Elections
VIENNA, 16 September 2010- An expert meeting on the use of electronic voting in OSCE participating States- as well as the lessons learned from countries that have moved away from such systems- started in Vienna today...
Statement by OSCE, UN and EU Special Envoys on the situation in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 14 September 2010- Zhanybek Karibzhanov, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Envoy; Pierre Morel, the EU Special Representative; and Miroslav Jenca, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, issued the following statement today:
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Vladikavkaz, expresses condolences
Publishing date: 9 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 9 September 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev, condemned today's bomb attack at the central market in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz...
OSCE Chairperson issues statement on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 6 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ASTANA, 6 September 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, made the following statement today: