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OSCE PA President urges zero impunity for violations in Ukraine; meets Turchynov, Brasseur at Oslo conference
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 12 September 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) has called for a zero impunity policy when OSCE principles are violated in the Ukrainian conflict during an address at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Oslo...
OSCE PA President meets Russian State Duma Chair in Moscow
Publishing date: 5 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW, 5 September 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) met with Russian State Duma Chairperson and Head of the Russian Delegation to the OSCE PA Sergey Naryshkin at the conclusion of his visit to Moscow today...
OSCE PA President meets Lavrov, Matvienko in Moscow; urges Russia to play constructive role in Ukraine crisis
Publishing date: 4 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW, 4 September 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) urged Russia to play a constructive role in the Ukrainian crisis and abide by OSCE commitments during meetings in Moscow today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matvienko...
OSCE PA President to meet Russian Foreign Minister, Chairs of Federation Council and Duma on Moscow visit
Publishing date: 2 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 2 September 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) and Secretary General Spencer Oliver will visit Moscow from 4 to 5 September for meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko and State Duma Chairperson Sergey Naryshkin...
OSCE PA human rights Chair stresses need for equal justice in Georgia
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
COPENHAGEN, 18 August 2014 – In a phone call today with Victor Dolidze, the Acting Head of the Georgian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Chair of the Assembly’s human rights committee, Isabel Santos, underlined the importance of prosecutors adhering to principles of political neutrality, independence and the rule of law...
OSCE parliamentary observers arrive in Turkey ahead of presidential election
Publishing date: 8 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ANKARA, 8 August 2014 – Senior OSCE parliamentarians have arrived in Ankara to lead the OSCE’s short-term observation mission for Turkey’s presidential election this weekend...
OSCE PA South Caucasus Representative urges fresh commitment from all sides to Nagorno-Karabakh resolution
Publishing date: 5 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 5 August 2014 – Joao Soares (MP, Portugal), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on the South Caucasus, today expressed deep concern over recent deadly violence along the Line of Contact and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and urged all parties to the conflict to recommit themselves to finding a peaceful resolution...