News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Armenian Foreign Minister praises co-operation with OSCE Office in Yerevan
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
YEREVAN, 23 September 2004- Opening the new premises of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said that his country had always been dedicated to promoting OSCE values and that this commitment would continue in future...
OSCE/ODIHR conference in Helsinki calls for human rights protection of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
HELSINKI, 23 September 2004- Taking concrete steps, such as improving anti-trafficking legislation and focusing on protecting the human rights of victims, is the aim of a two-day OSCE conference that started in Helsinki today. Some 180 international...
OSCE Mission and La Strada Moldova to help develop best practices guide in assisting trafficking victims
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
CHISINAU, 23 September 2004- The second workshop in a series of training courses on assisting trafficking victims after their traumatic experience started today in Molovata Noua, near the Moldovan capital. The courses are financed by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE Chairman urges Kosovo Serbs to take part in October elections
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
NEW YORK, 23 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy urged Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on Wednesday to encourage Kosovo Serbs to participate in next month's Kosovo Assembly Elections. "It is essential that all sections...
OSCE Chairman meets Foreign Minister of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 22 September 2004
NEW YORK, 22 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed a range of OSCE issues with the Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ilinka Mitreva, in New York on Wednesday...
Kosovo Assembly Election next step forward, says OSCE Mission Head
Publishing date: 22 September 2004
PRISTINA, 22 September 2004- Kosovo is taking the next step in its political development as the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government conclude their first three years and the campaign to elect a new Assembly begins, said Pascal Fieschi, the Head...
OSCE Centre launches information campaign for residents around the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site
Publishing date: 21 September 2004
ALMATY, 21 September 2004- A series of lectures on radiological safety for people living in villages and camps near the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in northern Kazakhstan is being held by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and the National Forum on...
OSCE media freedom representative refutes allegations by German media group WAZ
Publishing date: 21 September 2004
VIENNA, 21 September 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, refuted allegations by Germany's WAZ media group that he had taken any position in the dispute between WAZ and the journalists from the Romanian newspaper...
Election progress in Kazakhstan slowed due to lack of transparency, observers report
Publishing date: 20 September 2004
ASTANA, 20 September 2004- The 19 September parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan fell short of OSCE and Council of Europe standards in many respects. Of particular concern were the failure to fully implement improved election legislation and the...
OSCE Chairman says economic development essential for political progress in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 September 2004
NEW YORK, 20 September 2004-The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called on Monday for a major programme of infrastructure investment in Kosovo and throughout the Balkans, saying this was essential for future political...