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OSCE Chairman meets Norwegian Foreign Minister, discusses co-operation with Council of Europe
Publishing date: 13 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
SOFIA, 13 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, today met the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen. They discussed...
OSCE Chairman regrets deaths of two Ossetian peacekeepers
Publishing date: 13 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SOFIA, 13 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, expressed regret over the deaths of two Ossetian members of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. "I deeply regret...
OSCE Chairman discusses elections with Afghan President Karzai
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Elections
SOFIA, 11 October 2004- Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his great appreciation and gratitude for the participation of the OSCE Election Support Team in his country's first-ever presidential elections on 9 October. During a phone conversation...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes peaceful conduct of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential elections
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
SOFIA, 10 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, welcomed today the largely peaceful and orderly conduct of Afghanistan's presidential elections. "We are very impressed...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for active participation in Afghan elections
Publishing date: 8 October 2004
SOFIA, 8 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, today issued the following statement: "October 9 is a historic day for the people of Afghanistan, who for the first time will be able to elect their own...
OSCE Chairman concerned at holding of Abkhaz "presidential election"
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
SOFIA, 4 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy expressed his concern about the holding of presidential elections yesterday by the Abkhaz leadership on the territory under its control...
OSCE Chairman welcomes improved co-ordination in fight against global terrorism
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
NEW YORK, 24 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy welcomed the increasingly successful efforts of the international community, led by the United Nations, to co-ordinate its response to global terrorism. Addressing the 59th...