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Fight against illicit drugs is a way to combat terrorism and organized crime, say participants in OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 8 July 2010- Combating illegal drugs and drug trafficking is an essential element of the fight against terrorism and organized crime, said Serik Baymaganbetov, the Interior Minister of Kazakhstan, to the participants of an OSCE...
Afghan and Tajik officials take part in OSCE course on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 7 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 7 July 2010- A workshop on detecting forged travel documents and traveller profiling for high-ranking officers and government officials from Afghanistan and Tajikistan started this week at the OSCE Border Management Staff College...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports police training on combating terrorism
Publishing date: 28 June 2010
SKOPJE, 28 June 2010- A one-week OSCE-supported training course for law enforcement bodies on fighting fundamentalist criminal organizations and terrorism financing started in Skopje today...
OSCE Chairperson offers condolences, calls for investigation into tragic incident in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza Strip
Publishing date: 3 June 2010
ASTANA, 3 June 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev, having condemned the acts which resulted in the loss of at least nine civilians, called for a thorough investigation...
OSCE promotes single platform to verify ePassports
Publishing date: 27 May 2010
VIENNA, 27 May 2010- An OSCE workshop to promote a safer and technologically advanced system to secure the integrity of electronic Passports started in Vienna today...
Tajikistan is an important contributor to the security of the OSCE region, says OSCE Chairperson
Publishing date: 19 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
DUSHANBE, 19 May 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev today stressed the importance of Tajikistan for the OSCE in his meetings with Tajik President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi...
OSCE workshop in Vienna promotes international legal framework against terrorism
Publishing date: 29 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 29 April 2010-An OSCE workshop that starts in Vienna today encourages OSCE participating States to become party to and implement four international counter-terrorism instruments that provide for better legal tools...