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OSCE conference on equal opportunities for Roma and Sinti
Publishing date: 7 September 2001
BUCHAREST, 6 September 2001 (OSCE)- Recognising the importance of the Roma and Sinti community, the Romanian Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Mircea Geoana, invited 300 delegates from all 55 OSCE participating States to share their experiences...
OSCE agrees to expand its mission in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 6 September 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 6 September 2001 (OSCE)- The Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has agreed today to an expansion of its Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
OSCE welcomes granting of amnesty to detainees in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 September 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BUCHAREST, 3 September 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Mircea Geoana, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, has welcomed the decision by President Rakhmonov and the Parliament of Tajikistan to grant a general amnesty...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office urges Belarus to ensure fair conditions for the presidential election
Publishing date: 3 September 2001
BUCHAREST, 3 September 2001 (OSCE)- On September 9, 2001 the citizens of Belarus elect a new President. \"The public in all countries participating in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe are following the events...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office strongly condemns the death of a British soldier in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 27 August 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 27 August 2001 (OSCE)-- The death of a British soldier, who was serving with the NATO forces sent to collect weapons from the armed group opposed to the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, was sharply condemned today
Chairman-in-Office welcomes pardon of Kyrgyz human rights activist Turgunaliyev
Publishing date: 22 August 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BUCHAREST, 22 August 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, welcomes the decision taken by the Kyrgyz President, Askar Akayev, to sign a decree on pardoning the well-known human...
New Head appointed for Skopje Mission
Publishing date: 22 August 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 22 August 2001 (OSCE)- Ambassador Craig Jenness from Canada has been appointed as new Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. He took up his duties on 20 August. Prior to this new position, Ambassador Jenness has been...