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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...
Kosovo Assembly Election next step forward, says OSCE Mission Head
Publishing date: 22 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 22 September 2004- Kosovo is taking the next step in its political development as the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government conclude their first three years and the campaign to elect a new Assembly begins, said Pascal Fieschi, the Head...
OSCE Centre launches information campaign for residents around the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site
Publishing date: 21 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ALMATY, 21 September 2004- A series of lectures on radiological safety for people living in villages and camps near the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in northern Kazakhstan is being held by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and the National Forum on...
OSCE media freedom representative refutes allegations by German media group WAZ
Publishing date: 21 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 21 September 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, refuted allegations by Germany's WAZ media group that he had taken any position in the dispute between WAZ and the journalists from the Romanian newspaper...
Election progress in Kazakhstan slowed due to lack of transparency, observers report
Publishing date: 20 September 2004
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
ASTANA, 20 September 2004- The 19 September parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan fell short of OSCE and Council of Europe standards in many respects. Of particular concern were the failure to fully implement improved election legislation and the...
OSCE Chairman says economic development essential for political progress in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
NEW YORK, 20 September 2004-The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called on Monday for a major programme of infrastructure investment in Kosovo and throughout the Balkans, saying this was essential for future political...
OSCE Chairman meets Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow
Publishing date: 17 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MOSCOW, 17 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed current OSCE activities and priorities in consultations with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Friday...