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OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Albania on Monday
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 8 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel will visit Albania on Monday. During his meetings with Albanian President Alfred Moisiu, Prime Minister Fatos Nano and Foreign Minister Kastriot Islami, he will discuss parliamentary...
OSCE Chairman's representative urges NGOs in Kyrgyzstan to play active role in political process
Publishing date: 7 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BISHKEK, 7 April 2005- The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, urged NGOs in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday to play an active role in the political process in their country to ensure continued progress in...
OSCE Chairman pays tribute to late Prince Rainier of Monaco
Publishing date: 6 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LJUBLJANA, 6 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today paid tribute to the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco. "The Principality of Monaco, under the late Prince Rainier, was one of the architects of the Helsinki process and today's...
Future of Serbia and Montenegro should be decided by consensus, OSCE Chairman says
Publishing date: 6 April 2005
PODGORICA, 6 April 2005- The future of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro should be decided on the basis of consensus and in a way which ensures stability in south-eastern Europe, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister said...
OSCE Chairman calls for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina
Publishing date: 5 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: National minority issues
BELGRADE, 5 April 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel called for urgent direct dialogue between the authorities in Belgrade and Pristina on the future of Kosovo. "We hope that the Belgrade authorities will start a dialogue with Pristina at...
OSCE Magazine focuses on changes in Ukraine, challenges facing Slovenian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 4 April 2005
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 4 April 2005- An insider's account of the dramatic events behind the scenes during the recent political crisis in Ukraine and an overview of the first hectic months of Slovenia's OSCE Chairmanship are the lead items in the latest OSCE Magazine...
OSCE Chairman Dimitrij Rupel pays tribute to Pope John Paul II
Publishing date: 3 April 2005
LJUBLJANA, 3 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, paid tribute to the late Pope John Paul II on Sunday, describing him as probably the most important European personality of the last quarter of the 20th...