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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Envoy urges Kyrgyzstan to become example of good governance for Central Asia
Publishing date: 21 May 2003
BISHKEK, 21 May 2003- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy for Central Asia, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, urged the Kyrgyz government to renew dialogue with civil society and opposition forces in order to secure a peaceful transition...
Five Ambassadors to OSCE start Central Asian tour in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 May 2003
BISHKEK, 2 May 2003- A delegation of five Ambassadors to the OSCE finished a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan today, their first stop on a tour of three Central Asian states. The Heads of the permanent delegations of Bulgaria, France, Ireland...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 22 April 2003
BISHKEK, 22 April 2003- On an official visit to Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, said that in multi-ethnic societies politics should be oriented towards integration rather than towards assimilation or...
OSCE meeting focuses on acute danger from nuclear waste in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 April 2003
BISHKEK, 17 April 2003- A three-day international scientific meeting in Kyrgyzstan aims at assessing technical problems posed by radioactive waste dumps at Mailuu-Suu in the country's south, which threaten the whole region with radioactive...
Democratization promotes Central Asian security, OSCE Bishkek Academy workshop notes
Publishing date: 2 April 2003
BISHKEK, 2 April 2003- Democracy is no guarantee of security and stability, but it reduces risks, Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann, Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, told an experts' meeting in the Kyrgyz capital, organized by...
OSCE Chairman's personal envoy for Central Asia Ahtisaari starts his first visit to region
Publishing date: 24 March 2003
BISHKEK, 24 March 2003- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari started his first visit to Central Asia in his capacity as the Personal Envoy for Central Asia of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO)...
OSCE Netherlands Chair reaffirms support to Kyrgyzstan on democracy trail
Publishing date: 18 March 2003
BISHKEK, 18 March 2003- The Netherlands Chairmanship of the OSCE will support any effort to reinforce democratic institutions in Kyrgyzstan, said Ambassador Daan Everts, the Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office (CiO), after...