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OSCE Chairman welcomes decision of Azerbaijani authorities to release prisoners
Publishing date: 18 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SOFIA, 18 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, returning to Sofia from a trip to the Caucasus, welcomed the decision of the Azerbaijani authorities to pardon 129 people and release them from prison...
OSCE Mission strongly condemns violence in Kosovo
Publishing date: 18 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 18 March 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Pascal Fieschi, has expressed extreme dismay at the numerous acts of violence throughout Kosovo yesterday, which has left a number of people dead and scores of others wounded...
OSCE Chairman meets Armenian leaders, urges continuation of dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 17 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
YEREVAN, 17 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called upon the leaders of Armenia to continue dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh without any preconditions...
OSCE poll highlights public concerns before start of community policing project in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Policing
YEREVAN, 17 March 2004- An opinion poll aimed at providing a snapshot of public opinion about the performance of police officers in Armenia was presented today, as part of the OSCE's Police Assistance Programme in the country...
OSCE supports voter information and secure balloting projects for Georgian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 16 March 2004
TBILISI, 16 March 2004- The OSCE participating States today made a total of 170,000 euros available to improve voter information and meet procurement expenses for Georgia's parliamentary elections, scheduled for 28 March. Under two agreements...
OSCE Chairman calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to continue talks on Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 16 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed), OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BAKU, 16 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, has called upon the sides involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to continue dialogue without any preconditions...
Russian election generally well administered but lacking elements of a genuine democratic contest
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
MOSCOW, 15 March 2004- The Russian Presidential Election on 14 March was generally well administered and reflected the consistently high public approval rating of the incumbent president but lacked elements of a genuine democratic contest...