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OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues statement on Albania
Publishing date: 10 March 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office
What we do: Democratization
COPENHAGEN, 10 March 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office welcomes the initiative by President Berisha to propose a national coalition government and the holding of general elections in Albania..
New director named for OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publishing date: 26 March 1997
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
VIENNA, 26 March 1997-- Mr. Gérard Stoudmann of Switzerland has been appointed as Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
OSCE Presence in Albania to be established
Publishing date: 27 March 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
COPENHAGEN, 27 March 97-- The OSCE has today decided to establish an OSCE presence in Albania. This presence will provide a framework for efficient international efforts by the involved international organizations.
New head appointed for the OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya
Publishing date: 3 April 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed)
COPENHAGEN, 3 April 1997--The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen regretfully accepted the resignation of Ambassador Tim Guldiman as head of the OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya.
OSCE Troika Foreign Ministers meet in Copenhagen
Publishing date: 10 April 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Troika
COPENHAGEN, 10 April 1997-- The Ministers of the Troika of the OSCE, the Foreign Ministers of Poland, Switzerland and Denmark met today in Copenhagen and issued the following statement on...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office appeals for funds for upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 April 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 22 April 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, said the need for funds for elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina is urgent and firm pledges for contributions are needed as soon as possible.
OSCE to suspend monitoring of Azerbaijani-Armenian Border
Publishing date: 24 April 1997
COPENHAGEN, 24 April 1997-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, has issued the following press statement concerning security incidents in the Nagorno-Karabakh region affecting monitoring activities...
Vranitzky appeals for consensus in Albania
Publishing date: 13 May 1997
VIENNA, 13 May 1997-- The Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office, former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Franz Vranitzky, issued the following statement today: Over the last few months the OSCE...
Vranitzky calls on Albania to reach immediate agreement on election law
Publishing date: 20 May 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 20 May 1997-- The Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office, former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Franz Vranitzky, issued the following statement today: Faced...
Letter by Personal Representative Franz Vranitzky to the Albanian Prime Minister
Publishing date: 22 May 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 22 May 1997-- This letter was sent by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Albania, former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Franz Vranitzky, to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Bashkim Fino,...