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OSCE Chairman to sign co-operation agreement at Council of Europe Summit in Warsaw
Publishing date: 16 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LJUBLJANA, 16 May 2005- In his capacity as OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dr Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenia's Foreign Minister is participating in the Third Council of Europe Summit in Warsaw on 16 and 17 May, where he will sign a joint declaration on co-operati...
OSCE Chairman calls on Uzbek authorities to resolve current situation with dialogue instead of force
Publishing date: 15 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
LJUBLJANA, 15 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel expressed his deep concern about recent events in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan, where government forces are reported to have opened fire, killing many demonstrators. Violence...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes adoption of 2005 budget
Publishing date: 13 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
LJUBLJANA, 13 May 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today welcomed the belated adoption of the Organization's 2005 budget by the Permanent Council and called on all participating States to agree new scales of contribution soon. The 168.6 m...
OSCE Chairman concerned over detention of two OSCE staff in South Ossetia
Publishing date: 12 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
LJUBLJANA, 12 May 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel expressed serious concern over the detention on Thursday of two monitoring officers from the OSCE Mission to Georgia by armed men in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. The two...
OSCE Chairman reflects on 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II
Publishing date: 9 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LJUBLJANA, 9 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office issued the following statement on Monday on the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War Two: "Sixty years ago this month, a world at war and a devastated Europe breathed a sigh of relief...
OSCE Chairman pays tribute to journalists' contribution to democratic change
Publishing date: 3 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Media freedom and development
LJUBLJANA, 3 May 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel paid tribute on World Press Freedom Day to the large number of journalists who have contributed to democratic change in the OSCE region in the last 30 years through their work...
OSCE must play bigger role in ending violence against women, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 28 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Main Website
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
PARIS, 28 April 2005- Violence against women is not only a widespread global problem but also a major obstacle to women's expression of free will and humanity's progress towards equality, development and peace, the OSCE Chairman said today in Paris...
Chairman's envoy welcomes readiness to hold political dialogue in Kyrgyzstan under OSCE auspices
Publishing date: 26 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BISHKEK, 26 April 2005- The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office in Central Asia welcomed the readiness of Kyrgyz officials' to see the dialogue between political forces in the country held under the auspices of the OSCE...
OSCE model of co-operation on security issues could serve north-east Asia, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 25 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Chairmanship
SEOUL, 25 April 2005- The OSCE offers a model of multilateral security co-operation that could also be taken up by north-east Asia, Dr Dimitrij Rupel, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, told a joint OSCE-Korea Conference of officials and non-governmental.
Chairman offers Turkmen leadership OSCE's help to boost its participation in the Organization
Publishing date: 20 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASHGABAD, 20 April 2005- During his visit to Ashgabad, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today discussed ways to increase Turkmenistan's participation in OSCE activities. This would enable the country's voice to be better heard within...