News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Closer co-ordination between international organizations beneficial, Council of Europe Secretary General tells OSCE
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
VIENNA, 24 April 2008- Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE is good, but like other international organizations, the two could benefit from more specialization, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis told the OSCE...
OSCE work to fight intolerance important, says Arab League Secretary General
Publishing date: 17 April 2008
VIENNA, 17 April 2008- The OSCE and the League of Arab States face common challenges and strive toward common goals, particularly in the fight against intolerance and discrimination, the League's Secretary General, Amre Moussa, told the OSCE...
New OSCE Chairman urges solution of region's frozen conflicts, outlines other priorities for rest of year
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
VIENNA, 10 April 2008- The OSCE needs to focus on the issues where it can make a real difference, including solving the region's frozen conflicts, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, told the Permanent Council today...
OSCE Chairman's envoy calls on Armenian authorities to lift state of emergency
Publishing date: 13 March 2008
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
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...
Reinforcing co-operation between OSCE, Council of Europe key to being effective and preventing overlap, says Slovak Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 28 February 2008
VIENNA, 28 February 2008- Promoting co-operation and avoiding duplication are challenges that the OSCE and the Council of Europe face, said the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, today...
OSCE an important actor in conflict prevention and resolution, says Irish Prime Minister
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
VIENNA, 27 February 2008- The OSCE should continue to play a key role in the areas of security, conflict prevention and resolution, democracy and human rights, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told a special meeting of the OSCE today...