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OSCE Office in Baku holds seminar on democratization in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization
BAKU, 19 May 2005- A seminar on the progress of democratization in Azerbaijan was held by the OSCE Office in Baku on 17 and 18 May. The event, entitled Politics into the Future- Democracy in Azerbaijan, brought together...
OSCE Office expresses concern over banning of political rally in Baku
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization
BAKU, 19 May 2005- The OSCE Office in Baku today expressed its concern over the refusal by the Baku Mayor's Office to authorize a rally of opposition parties planned for Saturday, 21 May. "The decision taken by the Mayor...
OSCE Office welcomes Azerbaijan's efforts to ensure free and fair elections
Publishing date: 12 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 12 May 2005- The OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed President Ilham Aliyev's decree on improving the practice of elections in Azerbaijan. The decree instructs the executive authorities to ensure freedom of assembly, compile accurate voter lists...
OSCE Office report says registration of NGOs in Azerbaijan remains problematic
Publishing date: 5 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization
BAKU, 5 May 2005- A report released today by the OSCE Office in Baku says that the registration of non-governmental organizations in Azerbaijan continues to be problematic. The document, prepared by two Azerbaijani lawyers, examines...
OSCE Baku Office invites Kazakhstan's environment experts to study Aarhus Centre in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 14 April 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Environmental activities
BAKU, 14 April 2005- Environmental experts from Kazakhstan have studied the setting up and current work of the Azerbaijani Aarhus Centre during a study tour jointly organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and the OSCE Centre in Almaty. First-hand...
OSCE roundtable discusses TV and radio licensing in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 12 April 2005
Content type: Press release
BAKU, 12 April 2005- The need to further develop the regulatory framework in TV and radio licensing, the authority of regulating bodies, and a guarantee of equal treatment of operators were discussed today at a roundtable held by the OSCE Office in...
OSCE Chairman calls on all sides to focus on ways to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 2 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 2 April 2005- In talks today with Azerbaijani officials, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, continued to pursue ways of reaching a lasting solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, following similar meetings...