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Bosnia and Herzegovina entities conduct joint natural disaster exercise
Publishing date: 6 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 6 February 2003- Yesterday, for the first time in over ten years, the armed forces of both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina- the Federation and Republika Srpska- conducted a command post exercise which simulated a natural disaster...
Government proposal positive step towards solution for lost tenancy rights in Croatia
Publishing date: 5 February 2003
ZAGREB, 5 February 2003- The Croatian Government's announcement on tenancy rights is a positive step towards the resolution of the problems in this field, Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby said today...
OSCE CiO meets Russian Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 5 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
THE HAGUE, 5 February 2003- On 4 February 2003, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Igor S. Ivanov. "We discussed...
OSCE Media Representative concerned about continued harassment of media in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 4 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his alarm today at the continuing use of defamation suits against independent newspapers in Azerbaijan and the growing frustration of journalists...
OSCE/ODIHR condemns violence in run-up to Armenian presidential election
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 5 February 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) strongly condemned the violent incident involving Hayk Babukhanyan, a member of the campaign team of presidential candidate Aram Karapetyan. Mr...
OSCE roundtable in Albania agrees to draft national strategy for Roma
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
TIRANA, 4 February 2003- Plans to draft a national strategy aimed at improved living conditions for the Roma minority community in Albania were agreed yesterday at an OSCE-financed roundtable. According to the memorandum of understanding between...
OSCE Office assists the election process in Armenia
Publishing date: 3 February 2003
YEREVAN, 3 February 2003- The OSCE Office in Yerevan is arranging for transparent ballot boxes to be provided to Armenia for use during the coming presidential and parliamentary polls, on 19 February and 25 May respectively...