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Albanian Parliament Speaker praises OSCE work in his country
Publishing date: 13 September 2002
TIRANA, 13 September 2002- The Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Servet Pellumbi, praised the OSCE's role in consolidating democratic institutions in Albania. "We are at a new phase of understanding and co-operation among...
Albania "in forefront of reform", outgoing OSCE mission head says
Publishing date: 29 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 29 August 2002- Albania has made encouraging progress during the last three years and is, in some respects, in the forefront of reform in south-east Europe, Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens said in his End-of-Mission address to...
Successor named to Geert-Hinrich Ahrens as Head of OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 7 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
VIENNA, 7 August 2002- A Finnish diplomat has been named to succeed the current Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, who will relinquish his post after more than three years of distinguished service on 31 August...
Outgoing OSCE Head in Tirana holds last meeting with Friends of Albania Group
Publishing date: 24 July 2002
TIRANA, 24 July 2002- In his capacity as Chairman of the local Friends of Albania Group, Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, called together a session of the Group yesterday in Tirana's German Embassy...
Ambassador Ahrens urges Albania to implement anti-corruption plan
Publishing date: 12 June 2002
TIRANA, 12 June 2002- Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, urged the implementation of the revised government anti-corruption plan and said the General Prosecutor's office had a key role to play in the fight...
Deputy mission heads in Tirana to visit northeastern Albania
Publishing date: 8 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 8 May 2002- On the occasion of the "Europe Day" on 9 May, a delegation of more than twenty representatives of diplomatic and inter-governmental missions based in Tirana will tomorrow start a four-day visit to northeastern...
Statement by the OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 19 April 2002
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 19 April 2002- With regard to changes in co-operational structures such as the Friends of Albania Group, the OSCE Presence in Albania repeats Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens's statement at the press conference held in Tirana yesterday...