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PA President Bruce George proposes OSCE information offices in all 55 participating States
Publishing date: 6 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
PORTO, 6 December 2002- "I would propose the idea of establishing OSCE information offices in all participating States of the OSCE", said the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bruce George in his address to the OSCE Ministerial Council...
OSCE PA delegation participates in seminar on constitutional reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BISHKEK, 6 December 2002- The ongoing public discussion on imminent changes of Kyrgyzstan's constitution was the background of a one-day seminar held in the country's capital, Bishkek, on 3 December. A delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
OSCE's role will be recast to meet new threats to security
Publishing date: 6 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
PORTO, 6 December 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portugal's Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, called today for the adoption of a Charter on Preventing and Combating Terrorism to reaffirm the Organization's strong commitment in this area...
OSCE Chairman urges action on social, economic causes of terrorism
Publishing date: 5 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, Troika
What we do: Countering terrorism
PORTO, 5 December 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, called on participating states and their Asian partners on Thursday to tackle the economic and social problems which can...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation pays four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 4 December 2002- A delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA), headed by the Finnish MP, Paula Kokkonen, is currently paying a visit to Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek to meet the country's president...
OSCE holds workshop on Media Freedom and the Internet
Publishing date: 3 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 2 December 2002- Freedom of the Media and the Internet was the topic of a one-day workshop held by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, in Vienna. Six experts from Europe and the United States were invite...
OSCE/ODIHR starts observation of presidential election in Montenegro
Publishing date: 2 December 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
PODGORICA, 2 December 2002-- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 22 December in the Republic of Montenegro...