News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman Dimitrij Rupel pays tribute to Pope John Paul II
Publishing date: 3 April 2005
LJUBLJANA, 3 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, paid tribute to the late Pope John Paul II on Sunday, describing him as probably the most important European personality of the last quarter of the 20th...
OSCE Chairman calls on all sides to focus on ways to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 2 April 2005
BAKU, 2 April 2005- In talks today with Azerbaijani officials, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, continued to pursue ways of reaching a lasting solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, following similar meetings...
OSCE prepared to assist further with solving conflicts in Georgia
Publishing date: 1 April 2005
TBILISI, 1 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel pledged the Organization's support to promote peaceful settlements of the Georgian-Ossetian and Georgian-Abkhaz conflicts, during talks in Tbilisi, Friday. "Peaceful resolution of...
Chairman-in-Office urges unity and offers OSCE support to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
BISHKEK, 31 March 2005- During meetings with key figures in the new Government of Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE Chairman D. Rupel pledged the Organization's full support to help the country move towards greater stability, unity and democracy based on...
OSCE Chairman urges all sides to seize opportunity to solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
YEREVAN, 30 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, encouraged all parties to make full use of the existing window of opportunity to accelerate the process of reaching a solution for the Nagorno-Karabakh...
OSCE Personal Representative for Central Asia discusses possible assistance to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 March 2005
BISHKEK, 27 March 2005- The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Office for Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, has welcomed the efforts of the Kyrgyzstan interim government to improve the security situation in the country. Following a meeting...
OSCE Chairman says inclusive dialogue key to Kosovo's development
Publishing date: 25 March 2005
PRISTINA, 25 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, welcomed the formation of a new Provisional Government in Kosovo, urging all parties to continue working together to build on progress already achieved...
OSCE Chairman discusses situation in Kyrgyzstan with Russian, U.S. and German foreign ministers
Publishing date: 25 March 2005
LJUBLJANA, 25 March 2005- In telephone conversations with the foreign ministers of Russia and Germany and the U.S. Secretary of State, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel stressed the need for the restoration of order in Kyrgyzstan and for dialogue...
OSCE Representative urges Kyrgyz opposition to show responsibility
Publishing date: 24 March 2005
BISHKEK, 24 March 2005- The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, called on all opposition forces in Kyrgyzstan to work towards a peaceful resolution of the current political crisis...
OSCE says Kyrgyz President Akayev is not on OSCE premises
Publishing date: 24 March 2005
BISHKEK, 24 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office's Personal Representative for the OSCE States in Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, said on Thursday that press reports that Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev had taken refuge in the OSCE Centre were incorrect...