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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, speaking at OSCE, draws attention to security and stability
Publishing date: 4 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 4 June 2008- The international community should find healthy compromises to keep military monitoring officers, stabilize the situation and help sides develop a respectful dialogue, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said today.
OSCE, Council of Europe co-operation essential for European security, says Slovene Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 4 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
VIENNA, 4 June 2009- Challenges to democracy, human rights and the rule of law demand that organizations such as the Council of Europe and the OSCE work together, Slovene Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar told the OSCE's Permanent Council today...
OSCE Special Representative says Organization's Georgia monitors are needed on both sides of administrative boundary line
Publishing date: 30 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 30 April 2009- OSCE unarmed military monitoring officers in Georgia need to be deployed on both sides of the administrative boundary line, the Chairperson-in-Office's Special Representative, Ambassador Charalampos Christopoulos, said today...
EU backs continued OSCE work in Georgia, Czech Foreign Minister says
Publishing date: 29 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 29 January 2009- The European Union supports efforts by the OSCE to find ways to enable the Organization to continue its important work in Georgia, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told the OSCE Permanent Council today...
OSCE Chairman regrets disagreement on OSCE future in Georgia
Publishing date: 22 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 22 December 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, said today he deeply regretted that the 56 OSCE participating States had failed to reach consensus on the future of the OSCE Mission to Georgia.
Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group cautiously optimistic about talks prospects
Publishing date: 6 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group, Permanent Council, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 6 November 2008- Last weekend's Moscow meeting between the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan gave the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group reason for cautious optimism, the Co-Chairs told journalists today.
OSCE valuable security provider, Albanian Foreign Minister says
Publishing date: 6 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
VIENNA, 6 November 2008- The OSCE is best-placed to promote democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, good governance and rule of law- all essential for security, Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha told the Organization...