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OSCE Chairman regrets delay of JCC meeting and detention of Russian diplomats in Georgia
Publishing date: 17 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 17 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office De Gucht has expressed regret at the postponement of a meeting scheduled to start today of the Joint Control Commission for the resolution of the Georgian- Ossetian conflict...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office voices deep concern at "harsh" jail sentence imposed on Belarusian opposition leader
Publishing date: 14 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 14 July 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed his deep concern following the announcement yesterday of guilty verdicts and a jail sentence on Dr. Alexander Kozulin, an opposition candidate...
OSCE Chairman alarmed at detention of Mission Officers in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 12 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office De Gucht expressed great concern today at the actions of South Ossetian officers who detained at gunpoint unarmed military monitors from the OSCE Mission to Georgia on 11 July. The two Officers were...
OSCE Chairman calls for calm and restraint in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 11 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 11 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed concern today about increased tensions in recent days in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict...
OSCE Chairman says removal of Chechen rebel chief Basayev "a good thing"
Publishing date: 11 July 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed satisfaction today about the elimination of the Chechen rebel commander, Shamil Basayev, in an explosion in southern Russia...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences following crash of Sibir Airlines flight
Publishing date: 10 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 10 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today extended his sincere condolences to the Russian Government and families of the passengers who died in Sunday's plane crash in Irkutsk...
OSCE Chairman welcomes large compliance of Skopje vote with international standards but regrets isolated irregularities
Publishing date: 6 July 2006
BRUSSELS, 6 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office today welcomed the fact that the parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia largely met international election norms but regretted reported isolated irregularities...
OSCE Permanent Council creates new Mission to Montenegro, renames Belgrade-based mission
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 29 June 2006- The OSCE Permanent Council agreed today on the opening of a new Mission to Montenegro, while renaming the former Mission to the now-dissolved Serbia & Montenegro as the OSCE Mission to Serbia. This follows last week's decision...
OSCE Chairman sees room for improvement in Organization but no need for drastic overhaul
Publishing date: 28 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 28 June 2006- There is room to improve the efficiency of the OSCE but no need to alter the nature of the Organization profoundly or tamper with the delicate balance of power in the 56-nation group, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office defends Centre in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BRUSSELS, 27 June 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, defended the Organization's Centre in Ashgabad today and rejected persistent allegations that Turkmenistan is making against an OSCE staff member there...