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OSCE Mission holds seminar on parliamentary oversight of security forces in Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 24 September 2004- A seminar focusing on parliamentary supervision of the security forces, held today by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, brought together key representatives of the countries' political and security institutions...
OSCE Chairman's Special Envoy brings added impetus to search for solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SOFIA, 24 September 2004- Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Philip Dimitrov completed three days of visits to Azerbaijan and Armenia as Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy. His task was...
Armenian Foreign Minister praises co-operation with OSCE Office in Yerevan
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 23 September 2004- Opening the new premises of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said that his country had always been dedicated to promoting OSCE values and that this commitment would continue in future...
OSCE/ODIHR conference in Helsinki calls for human rights protection of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
HELSINKI, 23 September 2004- Taking concrete steps, such as improving anti-trafficking legislation and focusing on protecting the human rights of victims, is the aim of a two-day OSCE conference that started in Helsinki today. Some 180 international...
OSCE Mission and La Strada Moldova to help develop best practices guide in assisting trafficking victims
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
CHISINAU, 23 September 2004- The second workshop in a series of training courses on assisting trafficking victims after their traumatic experience started today in Molovata Noua, near the Moldovan capital. The courses are financed by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE Chairman urges Kosovo Serbs to take part in October elections
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
NEW YORK, 23 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy urged Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on Wednesday to encourage Kosovo Serbs to participate in next month's Kosovo Assembly Elections. "It is essential that all sections...
OSCE Chairman meets Foreign Minister of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 22 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
NEW YORK, 22 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed a range of OSCE issues with the Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ilinka Mitreva, in New York on Wednesday...