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OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues statement on Tajikistan
Publishing date: 11 February 1997
COPENHAGEN, 11 February 1997- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE is seriously concerned about the deterioration of the situation in Tajikistan, resulting from the taking of hostages by an armed group, and strongly condemns this act of terrorism.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns Chechnya killings
Publishing date: 17 December 1996
BERN, 17 December 1996-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE was horrified to learn of the atrocious crime which claimed the lives of six International Red Cross medical aid workers as they were sleeping early this morning in Novye Atagi (Chechen Republic
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for political settlement in Krajina
Publishing date: 10 August 1995
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....
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns Bosnian-Serb take-over in Srebrenica
Publishing date: 12 July 1995
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.
OSCE delegation leaves today for Moscow and Chechnya
Publishing date: 20 March 1995
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...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes ceasefire in Chechnya
Publishing date: 17 February 1995
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
BUDAPEST, 17 February 1995-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Hungarian Foreign Minister László Kovács, welcomes and supports the cease-fire negotiated for humanitarian purposes in Chechnya.
OSCE Troika meet with representatives of international organizations on humanitarian questions
Publishing date: 17 February 1995
BUDAPEST, 17 February 1995-- At a meeting today involving representatives of international organizations and the OSCE Troika, the necessity of effective and timely sharing of information on humanitarian issues was emphasised.