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OSCE Chairman's envoy calls on Armenian authorities to lift state of emergency
Publishing date: 13 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
VIENNA, 13 March 2008- Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the special envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called today on the Armenian authorities to lift the state of emergency and engage in a dialogue with the opposition to resolve tensions following...
Finnish Chairmanship welcomes 2008 OSCE budget approval
Publishing date: 7 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 7 March 2008- The Finnish Chairmanship welcomed today's decision, reached at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, to approve the Unified Budget for 2008, amounting to 164,168,200 euro...
OSCE Chairman expresses concern over cease-fire violation in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and recent casualties; calls for restraint
Publishing date: 5 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 5 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, expressed serious concern today about military activity on the Line of Contact in the conflict...
OSCE Special Envoy calls for political dialogue to defuse crisis in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 4 March 2008- Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called today on Armenia's authorities to lift the state of emergency as soon as possible and to encourage political dialogue...
OSCE Chairman sends Special Envoy to Armenia to seek ways to defuse crisis
Publishing date: 2 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 2 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, sent his Special Envoy, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, to Yerevan today to try to help overcome a political crisis that led to violence...
OSCE Chairman condemns use of force in Armenia, again appeals for post-election dialogue
Publishing date: 1 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 1 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, condemned the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Yerevan today.
OSCE media watchdog, Finnish OSCE Chairmanship host forum on challenges to media freedom
Publishing date: 29 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 29 February 2008- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, and Finnish Secretary of State Pertti Torstila, called on participating States to comply with their OSCE media commitments at a roundtable discussion today...
OSCE Chairman encourages swift reforms in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 28 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 28 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, today called on Azerbaijani authorities to accelerate the democratic reform process, saying the Organization was ready to continue support toward this goal...
Finland supports OSCE projects to promote border security and management between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
HELSINKI, 27 February 2008- Finland will dispatch three experts to Tajikistan to support OSCE border security and management projects in Central Asia...
OSCE Chairman calls on Georgia to use opportunity presented by May elections
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
TBILISI, 27 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ilkka Kanerva called on Georgian leaders today to seize on the forthcoming parliamentary elections to demonstrate that the country is maturing towards a pluralistic democracy...