News and press releases

VIENNA, 11 July 1996- Today the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr. Daniel Tarschys, met with OSCE Secretary General Giancarlo Aragona to discuss ways of further...

VIENNA, 5 July 1996-- The OSCE Mission to the Republic of Croatia began its operations today with the arrival of its head of mission, Amb. Albert J.A.M. Nooij of the Netherlands.

BERN, 28 May 1996-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes the meeting between President Yeltsin and a Chechen delegation, as well as the signing of the agreement between Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin and Chechen Leader Semlimkhan Yandarbiev as an

GROZNY, 23 May 1996-- A preliminary agreement has been reached on the necessity of resuming dialogue between the two sides of the armed conflict in Chechnya.

BERN, 10 May 1996-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, issued the following statement today on the release of prisoners of war and the second anniversary of the cease-fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

BERN,9 May 1996-- The presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina of war criminals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague is a hindrance to the holding of free and fair elections...

VIENNA, 1 April 1996-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes President Yeltsin's initiative for peace and hopes it will prove a decisive step in the direction of a turning point away from the recent escalation of combat.

VIENNA, 22 March 1996--The Fourth Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum will convene on 27-29 March at the Czernin Palace in Prague. The meeting is expected to contribute economic security elements...

VIENNA, 18 March 1996-- On Thursday and Friday, 21-22 March, the OSCE Senior Council will be meeting in Prague. The meeting will open on Thursday at 15.00 with a statement by the...

VIENNA, 28 February 1996-- A plenary meeting with the parties to the negotiations on sub-regional arms control is scheduled for tomorrow, 29 February at 10:00 at...

VIENNA, 28 February 1996-- Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, as OSCE Chairman-in-Office,will meet in Baku and Erewan the Presidents and Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as the representatives of Nagorno Karabakh...

VIENNA, 26 January 1996-- Parties to the negotiations on confidence and security measures in Bosnia and Herzegovina signed an agreement...

COPENHAGEN, 23 January 1996-- The Ministers of the Troika of the OSCE met today in Copenhagen to follow-up on the OSCE Summit in Lisbon, discuss elections in Chechnya, and review the situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and in Belarus...

BERN, 20 January 1996--The Chairman-in-Office expresses full satisfaction with the results of his meetings in Chisinau. He has noted the importance of the commitment of all participants to continue the negotiating process for a political settlement in M

VIENNA, 17 January 1996-- The OSCE is holding a meeting to review the implementation of OSCE commitments in the areas of economics, environment and science and technology...

VIENNA, 15 January 1996-- The OSCE is continuing to work on preparations to support the upcoming elections in Chechnya, which are scheduled for 27 January. Ambassador Tim Guldiman, Head of the OSCE...

VIENNA, 2 January 1996-- Two sets of negotiations, on confidence- and security- building measures for Bosnia and Herzegovina and on sub-regional arms control, will open in Vienna...

VIENNA, 21 December 1995-- Ambassador Gret Haller of Switzerland was appointed Human Rights Ombudsman for Bosnia and Herzegovina today by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office....

Vienna, 18 December 1995-- Ambassador Robert Frowick was apponited today as Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office....

VIENNA, 5 December 1995-- Foreign Ministers of the 53 OSCE participating States will meet in Budapest on Thursday and Friday, 7-8 December. The Ministerial Council is the central...

VIENNA, 23 November 1995-- The Dayton Peace Agreement forsees important roles for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in supervising the election process, in...

VIENNA, 31 October 1995-- The Government of Bulgaria, together with the OSCE Secretariat, is organizing a seminar on "The Role of Trans-European Infrastructure for Stability and Co-operation in the Black Sea Region"...

VIENNA, 23 October 1995-- The OSCE Senior Council will be meeting in Prague to discuss a security model. Threat perceptions and various challenges to security in the OSCE area will be explored.

GENEVA, 19 October 1995- The foreign ministers of the OSCE Troika welcome the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into the OSCE as a participating State, and evaluate the situation in other OSCE areas.

VIENNA, 11 October 1995-- The OSCE Permanent Council issued a decision today reacting with serious concern to the increasing tension in Grosny and other parts of Chechnya.

VIENNA, 11 September 1995-- The OSCE will hold a seminar on "A Common and Comprehensive Security Model for Europe for the Twenty-First Century" in Vienna, September 18-19. The...

THE HAGUE, 1 September 1995- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visited Romania to evaluate the the recently adopted Law on Education.

BUDAPEST, 9 August 1995-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls upon Croatia to assure the rights of the Serb minority in the region of Croatia known as Krajina and to ensure an immediate end to the military actions....

VIENNA, 1 August 1995-- Today marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. On 1 August 1975, 35 Heads of State or Government from Europe, the United States, and...

VIENNA, 31 July 1995-- Russian officials and Chechen representatives signed an agreement to end hostilities in Chechya at the headquarters of the OSCE Assistance Group in Grozny on Sunday....

VIENNA, 14 July 1995-- The OSCE Troika held consultations yesterday with Foreign Ministers or their representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Morocco and Tunisia....

VIENNA, 13 July 1995-- The current OSCE Troika held a meeting today at OSCE headquarters regarding a broad spectrum of OSCE activities, including Chechnya.

BUDAPEST, 12 July 1995-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Hungarian Foreign Minister László Kovács, warns of a new humanitarian disaster in Bonsia-Herzegovina, and condemns the Bosnian-Serb movement in Srebrenica.

VIENNA, 12 July 1995-- The OSCE Troika has invited Foreign Ministers or representatives of the "non-participating Mediterranean States" to Vienna...

VIENNA, 7 July 1995-- The OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation will hold a Seminar on Regional Arms Control in the OSCE Area from 10-12 July. Participants are expected from 52 OSCE States...

VIENNA, 22 June 1995-- The conflicting parties reached detailed agreement yesterday on measures to immediately cease hostilities in Chechnya....

VIENNA, 21 June 1995-- The parties to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict held confidential negotiations under the co-chairmanship of Finland and the Russian Federation on 15-19 June in Helsinki. The encouraging atmosphere gives reason to believe that the n

VIENNA, 21 June 1995-- Talks aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Chechnya continue today at the headquarters of the OSCE Assistance Group in Grozny....

VIENNA, 20 June 1995-- Talks aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Chechnya took place 19 June at the headquarters of the OSCE Assistance Group in Grozny....

PRAGUE, 5 June 1995-- The Third Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum will convene on 7-9 June at the Czernin Palace in Prague. The first plenary session is scheduled to begin...

VIENNA, 26 May 1995-- The opening session of talks between the parties involved in the crisis in Chechnya took place on 25 May, in Grozny, in the offices of the OSCE Mission.

VIENNA, 22 May 1995-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE has officially proposed the holding of talks between parties involved in the crisis in Chechnya, with the view of reaching a peaceful settlement of this crisis.

VIENNA, 5 May 1995-- The Ministers of the OSCE Troika, Foreign Minister Susanna Agnelli of Italy, Foreign Minister Lászlo Kovács of Hungary and Foreign Minister Flavio...

VIENNA, 4 May 1995-- The OSCE Permanent Council this morning commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. In his opening speech, the Chairman of the Permanent...

VIENNA, 26 April 1995-- The OSCE Assistance Group for the Chechen Republic begins work in Grozny, the Chechen capital, today. The team of six diplomats led by Ambassador Sandor...

VIENNA, 11 April 1995-- The OSCE Permanent Council issued the following decision today which outlines a mandate for an OSCE Assistance Group for the Chechen Republic:...

VIENNA, 7 April 1995-- The following statement was issued today in Stockholm by the Co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh: The delegations of...

VIENNA, 29 March 1995-- The OSCE Permanent Council today issued a decision welcoming the agreement to make efforts to deploy an OSCE Assistance Group in Chechnya...

VIENNA, 27 March 1995-- The first meeting of the OSCE Senior Council is scheduled for 30-31 March at the Czernin Palace in Prague...

VIENNA, 20 March 1995-- The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office is leaving today for Moscow and later to Chechnya to finalize details on the establishment of an OSCE presence in the Chechnya region...