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OSCE Chairperson regrets violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, calls for calm and stability
Publishing date: 11 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing, Rule of law
ASTANA, 11 June 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, today expressed his deep regret at the violent clashes in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh...
Differences in advancing to democracy should not overshadow progress in human rights promotion, says OSCE Chairperson
Publishing date: 10 June 2010
Content type: Press release
COPENHAGEN, 10 June 2010- Celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the most far-reaching international human rights agreements, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev...
OSCE Chairmanship calls for intensification of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism in the South Caucasus region
Publishing date: 8 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 8 June 2010- The Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship called on participants in today's eleventh round of Geneva Discussions to resume meetings of the second Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) to address problems affecting...
Boosting co-operation between key regional structures in Eurasia crucial for stability, economic prosperity, says OSCE Chairperson
Publishing date: 7 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ISTANBUL, 7 June 2010- Speaking ahead of the Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kanat Saudabayev, said today that the OSCE and CICA should co-operate more intensively...
Statement by the co-facilitators of the second joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM)
Publishing date: 3 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 3 June 2010- Today a meeting in the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Ambassador Hansjoerg Haber of the EU Monitoring Mission and Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev of the OSCE...
OSCE Chairperson offers condolences, calls for investigation into tragic incident in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza Strip
Publishing date: 3 June 2010
ASTANA, 3 June 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev, having condemned the acts which resulted in the loss of at least nine civilians, called for a thorough investigation...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office comment on the 'parliamentary election' in Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 24 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 24 May 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev, in response to a question from a news agency, said the following today on the 'parliamentary election' in Nagorno-Karabakh:
OSCE Chairperson calls for restart of official 5+2 talks on Transdniestrian conflict
Publishing date: 24 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ASTANA, 24 May 2010- A "5+2" meeting on the Transdniestrian settlement process was held in Astana today at the invitation of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev...
OSCE Chairperson examines Cheonan corvette report, offers condolences to bereaved families, supports measures for maintaining peace in Northeast Asia
Publishing date: 21 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ASTANA, 21 May 2010- Following the report on the sinking of the South Korean corvette in March, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, emphasized today the need for intensified dialogue...
Co-operation crucial for security, French Minister of State for European Affairs tells OSCE
Publishing date: 20 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 20 May 2010- The OSCE remains an important tool for security, particularly considering the increased globalization of modern threats, the French Minister of State for European Affairs, Pierre Lellouche, told the OSCE Permanent Council today...