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OSCE Chairman issues statement after CFE Treaty Conference ends in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 June 2007
MADRID, 15 June 2007- Following the conclusion of the Extraordinary CFE Conference in Vienna today, the OSCE Chairman, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, called on the States Parties to the Treaty to overcome existing differences...
Education, data collection and monitoring key tools in OSCE countries' fight against discrimination
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BUCHAREST, 8 June 2007- Legislation, law enforcement, research and monitoring as well as education and a constructive public discourse are important tools all OSCE countries should use to combat discrimination...
OSCE States must do more to promote tolerance, Chairman tells high-level meeting
Publishing date: 7 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BUCHAREST, 7 June 2007- Intolerance and discrimination could threaten global security, and the OSCE's participating States need to strengthen efforts to avert this threat, the OSCE's Chairman-in-Office Miguel Angel Moratinos said today.
Spanish Chairmanship says Armenia made election progress and OSCE willing to help further
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 5 June 2007- Armenia made commendable progress during last month's parliamentary elections and the OSCE is willing to help the country continue that trend in next year's presidential poll, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office said today.
Spanish Chairmanship says OSCE ready to help Azerbaijan with further reforms
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 4 June 2007- Azerbaijan's further democratic development is crucial for the South Caucasus and the entire OSCE, and the Organization stands ready to help, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, said today...
OSCE Chairman welcomes arrest of war crimes indictee Zdravko Tolimir
Publishing date: 2 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
MADRID, 2 June 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, said today he welcomed the arrest of war crimes indictee Zdravko Tolimir yesterday on the Bosnian-Serbian border.
OSCE Chairman to travel to Azerbaijan and Armenia
Publishing date: 1 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed), OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 1 June 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, will visit Azerbaijan and Armenia on 4 and 5 June.
OSCE Chairman urges Ukraine's top political leaders to resume negotiations
Publishing date: 25 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 25 May 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, expressed concern today about rising political tensions in Kyiv and called for negotiations to be resumed...
Mediators and observers in Transdniestrian conflict meet in Madrid
Publishing date: 25 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 25 May 2007- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, issued the following statement today...
OSCE meeting transforms concern about environment security into action
Publishing date: 23 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
PRAGUE, 23 May 2007- A high-level OSCE meeting focusing on environmental security transformed concerns that environmental factors are threatening global security into actions that will promote stability, said Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin...