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OSCE Chairman calls for investigation into death of imprisoned Turkmen journalist
Publishing date: 15 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 15 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today expressed deep concern about the death in custody of Radio Free Europe reporter and human rights activist Ogulsapar Muradova...
OSCE Chairman condemns shooting incident in Serbian snap local election
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 11 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Karel De Gucht, expressed his concern today about the violence surrounding snap local elections in Novi Pazar, Serbia, and condemned the killing of one of the election candidates...
OSCE Chairman urges all sides to ensure calm in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and find workable solutions
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 11 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Karel De Gucht, expressed concern today about recent incidents of extensive firing in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, including last Friday's fatal shooting incident near Tbeti...
OSCE Chairman De Gucht statement on fifth anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, issued the following statement: "On the day of the fifth anniversary of the 11 September attacks, we remember the victims, extend...
OSCE Chairman concerned helicopter incident in Georgia contradicts commitments
Publishing date: 4 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 4 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht expressed concern today about an incident on Sunday in which a Georgian helicopter carrying the country's Minister of Defence was fired upon from the South Ossetian side as it...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Russia's suspension of extraditions of refugees, praises Kazakhstan for positive steps
Publishing date: 16 August 2006
BRUSSELS, 16 August 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today said he was pleased by Russia's decision to suspend the extradition of 12 refugees and an asylum-seeker to Uzbekistan...
OSCE Chairman criticizes Kyrgyzstan for extraditions, calls on Russian authorities not to deport refugees to Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 10 August 2006
BRUSSELS, 10 August 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today criticized Kyrgyzstan for extraditing four refugees and one asylum-seeker, all Uzbek citizens, to Uzbekistan...
OSCE Chairman deeply concerned at Belarusian court verdict against would-be election monitors
Publishing date: 4 August 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 4 August 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today voiced deep concern at guilty verdicts and subsequent prison sentences handed to four Belarusians...
OSCE will not recognize Transdniestrian independence referendum- Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 20 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 20 July 2006- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will not recognize the referendum on independence called by the Supreme Soviet of the Transdniestrian region, said Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht...
Montenegrin Foreign Minister welcomes broad and durable mandate for new OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 18 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Montenegro
VIENNA, 18 July, 2006- In his first address to the OSCE's Permanent Council, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Miodrag Vlahovic, anticipated the rapid signing of an official memorandum to support a new OSCE Mission, based in Podgorica...