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OSCE Chairman welcomes arrest of war crimes indictee Radovan Karadzic
Publishing date: 22 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 22 July 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, welcomed today the arrest of Bosnian Serb wartime political leader Radovan Karadzic as an important step for justice and regional reconciliation...
OSCE Special Envoy to hold talks with leaders in Moldova as part of Transdniestrian settlement
Publishing date: 21 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 21 July 2008- The Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, is in Moldova today to hold talks with President Vladimir Voronin. A meeting with Transdniestrian leader Igor Smirnov has been requested...
OSCE Chairmanship holds seminar on elections
Publishing date: 21 July 2008
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 21 July 2008- Representatives of OSCE participating States gathered at a seminar in Vienna today to discuss the Organization's role in assisting the development of electoral processes, including through election observation...
More action is needed to end discrimination against Europe's Roma, states are told at OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 10 July 2008
Content type: Press release
What we do: Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 10 July 2008- An OSCE meeting on improving the integration of Roma and Sinti opened today in Vienna with calls to participating States to step up their efforts to end widespread discrimination.
OSCE Ambassadors call for dialogue in Georgia's conflict zones to de-escalate serious tensions
Publishing date: 9 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 9 July 2008- The Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council, Finnish Ambassador Antti Turunen, called on the sides in the Georgian-Ossetian and Georgian-Abkhaz conflicts today to urgently resume dialogue in order to de-escalate tensions...
OSCE Chairman expresses serious concern about series of recent incidents in Georgian conflict areas
Publishing date: 4 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 4 July 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, expressed profound concern today over a recent series of incidents resulting in loss of life and serious injuries in the Georgian conflict areas...
Central Asia key to stability across OSCE area, Chairman says
Publishing date: 2 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ASTANA, 2 July 2008- Central Asia plays a key role in the OSCE, as a region facing challenges and in the Organization's plans to intensify engagement with Afghanistan, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb said today...
Intensifying Kyrgyzstan, OSCE co-operation mutually beneficial, says OSCE Chairman
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 1 July 2008- Kyrgyzstan is a key participant in the OSCE and an important factor for regional stability, said the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, in Bishkek today...
OSCE Chairmanship conference identifies recommendations for Black Sea basin co-operation
Publishing date: 26 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ODESA, 26 June 2007- An international expert conference on navigation safety and environmental security in the Black Sea basin, organized by the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship and the Government of Ukraine, concluded today in Odesa...
Mediators and observers agree to work towards earliest resumption of Transdniestrian settlement talks, says OSCE Special Envoy
Publishing date: 10 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 10 June 2008- Representatives of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the OSCE, the EU and the United States met today in Helsinki to discuss Transdniestrian settlement issues and agreed to push for a restart of talks including both sides...