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OSCE Secretary General emphasizes need to secure ammunitions and weapons stocks following Cyprus explosion
Publishing date: 11 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Arms control
VIENNA, 11 July 2011 – The deadly explosion of munitions at a military base in Cyprus underlines that work to secure ammunition and weapons stocks is of utmost urgency, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today...
Continued efforts to resolve protracted conflicts needed, OSCE Chairperson says
Publishing date: 6 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
BELGRADE, 6 July 2011 – The OSCE will continue its work to resolve protracted conflicts, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today told 300 Parliamentarians from 53 OSCE participating States and four partner countries gathered in Belgrade for the Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
New OSCE Secretary General pledges to enhance effectiveness and co-ordination
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 4 July 2011- Newly appointed OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, speaking to the 56 OSCE participating States at a special session of the Permanent Council, said he would work to strengthen the OSCE Secretariat's effectiveness, raise the Organization's profile and improve co-ordination among the different parts of the OSCE...
Lamberto Zannier of Italy appointed OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
VILNIUS/VIENNA, 30 June 2011 – Ambassador Lamberto Zannier of Italy has been appointed the new OSCE Secretary General through a unanimous Ministerial Council decision by the 56 participating States, announced the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today...
OSCE signs contract extension to remove remainder of toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 June 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Arms control, Environmental activities
OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Omelianchuk on 15 June 2011 signed a contract extension with a Russian consortium for the safe disposal of 9,500 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component stored in Ukraine...
OSCE releases 2010 Annual Report of the Secretary General
Publishing date: 1 April 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
The OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization, released its 2010 Annual Report today, 1 April 2011...
OSCE, Anti-Corruption Academy agree to co-operate on fighting corruption
Publishing date: 29 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
The OSCE Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, and the Chair of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) International Transition Team, Martin Kreutner, signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing co-operation between the two organizations on 28 March 2011 at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna...