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OSCE establishes Mission to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 11 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Serbia
VIENNA, 11 January 2001-- A new OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will be established to provide assistance and expertise in the fields of democratization protection of human rights and minorities, and media development.
Chairman-in-Office delivers first address to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 11 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 11 January 2001-- OSCE participating States must make a greater collective effort to respect individual human rights, to encourage access to prosperity, social justice and equal opportunity...
Head of Mission in Kosovo outlines priorities for 2001
Publishing date: 11 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
VIENNA, 11 January 2001-- OSCE Head of Mission, Ambassador Daan Everts, is in Vienna this week to brief the OSCE Permanent Council on the Mission\'s operational priorities in Kosovo for 2001.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues statement on Turkmenistan amnesty decision
Publishing date: 10 January 2001
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BUCHAREST, 10 January 2001-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Dan Geoana, welcomes the Turkmen Government\'s decision to release Primukuli Tanrykuliev and Nurberdy Nurmamedov from prison...
Yerevan seminar on media regulation
Publishing date: 9 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 9 January 2001-- Media legislation and access to information will be the subject of a two-day seminar on \"European Standards on Media Regulation\" to be held on 11 and 12 January 2001 in Yerevan...
Repeat elections in Azerbaijan mark some improvement, but still do not meet a number of international standards
Publishing date: 8 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 8 January 2001-- The 7 January 2001 repeat parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan marked some improvement compared to the 5 November 2000 ballot, but still did not meet a number of international standards for democratic elections...
Romania begins OSCE Chairmanship for 2001
Publishing date: 3 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 3 January 2001-- Romania has taken on its mandate to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe during 2001.