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OSCE appoints special co-ordinator for Croatian presidential elections
Publishing date: 10 June 1997
COPENHAGEN, 10 June 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen has appointed former U.S. Senator Paul Simon as the OSCE Special Co-ordinator for the monitoring of the Croatian Presidential elections.
Annual OSCE Economic Forum convenes in Prague
Publishing date: 9 June 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 9 June 1997-- The Fifth Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum will convene on 11-13 June at the Czernin Palace in Prague. The overall theme this year is "Market Economy and the...
Letter by Personal Representative Franz Vranitzky to the Albanian Prime Minister
Publishing date: 22 May 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 22 May 1997-- This letter was sent by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Albania, former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Franz Vranitzky, to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Bashkim Fino,...
Vranitzky calls on Albania to reach immediate agreement on election law
Publishing date: 20 May 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 20 May 1997-- The Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office, former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Franz Vranitzky, issued the following statement today: Faced...
Vranitzky appeals for consensus in Albania
Publishing date: 13 May 1997
VIENNA, 13 May 1997-- The Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office, former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Franz Vranitzky, issued the following statement today: Over the last few months the OSCE...
OSCE to suspend monitoring of Azerbaijani-Armenian Border
Publishing date: 24 April 1997
COPENHAGEN, 24 April 1997-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, has issued the following press statement concerning security incidents in the Nagorno-Karabakh region affecting monitoring activities...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office appeals for funds for upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 April 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 22 April 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, said the need for funds for elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina is urgent and firm pledges for contributions are needed as soon as possible.