News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Future of Serbia and Montenegro should be decided by consensus, OSCE Chairman says
Publishing date: 6 April 2005
PODGORICA, 6 April 2005- The future of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro should be decided on the basis of consensus and in a way which ensures stability in south-eastern Europe, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister said...
OSCE co-funded seminars to help Kyrgyzstan boost foreign direct investment
Publishing date: 6 April 2005
BISHKEK, 6 April 2005- Developing business plans in accordance with best international standards to help encourage foreign direct investment in Kyrgyzstan is the focus of a three-day training seminar that began today in the capital, Bishkek. Managers...
OSCE Centre organizes seminar on investigative journalism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 6 April 2005
ALMATY, 6 April 2005- Twenty eight journalists from all corners of Kazakhstan will take part in a seminar on investigative journalism in Almaty on 6 and 7 April. The event...
OSCE Chairman calls for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina
Publishing date: 5 April 2005
BELGRADE, 5 April 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel called for urgent direct dialogue between the authorities in Belgrade and Pristina on the future of Kosovo. "We hope that the Belgrade authorities will start a dialogue with Pristina at...
OSCE Magazine focuses on changes in Ukraine, challenges facing Slovenian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 4 April 2005
VIENNA, 4 April 2005- An insider's account of the dramatic events behind the scenes during the recent political crisis in Ukraine and an overview of the first hectic months of Slovenia's OSCE Chairmanship are the lead items in the latest OSCE Magazine...
Serbia's co-ordinator for Kosovo and southern Serbia to address OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday
Publishing date: 4 April 2005
VIENNA, 4 April 2005- Dr. Nebojsa Covic, Head of the Co-ordination Centre for Kosovo and Head of the Co-ordination Body for southern Serbia, will address the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday, 7 April. He will speak about current developments in...
Bosnia and Herzegovina election commission fully nationalised
Publishing date: 3 April 2005
SARAJEVO, 3 April 2005- The High Representative Paddy Ashdown today issued a Decision withdrawing the three international members from the BiH Election Commission, effective from the end of June 2005. The international members...
OSCE Chairman Dimitrij Rupel pays tribute to Pope John Paul II
Publishing date: 3 April 2005
LJUBLJANA, 3 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, paid tribute to the late Pope John Paul II on Sunday, describing him as probably the most important European personality of the last quarter of the 20th...
OSCE Chairman calls on all sides to focus on ways to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 2 April 2005
BAKU, 2 April 2005- In talks today with Azerbaijani officials, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, continued to pursue ways of reaching a lasting solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, following similar meetings...
OSCE prepared to assist further with solving conflicts in Georgia
Publishing date: 1 April 2005
TBILISI, 1 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel pledged the Organization's support to promote peaceful settlements of the Georgian-Ossetian and Georgian-Abkhaz conflicts, during talks in Tbilisi, Friday. "Peaceful resolution of...