News and press releases

KYIV, 6 September 2004- Following an invitation from the Government of Ukraine, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the Presidential Election scheduled for 31 October...

VIENNA, 6 September, 2004- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis visited the capital of Tajikistan today, after leaving Afghanistan, one of the OSCE's Partners for Co-operation...

COPENHAGEN, 6 September 2004- OSCE's Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy has appointed OSCE PA Vice-President Ihor Ostash as his Special Co-ordinator to lead the Short-Term OSCE Observation Mission for Kazahkstan's parliamentary elections on 19 September...

KABUL, 6 September 2004- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis visited Afghanistan on 4 and 5 September for consultations with the Afghan authorities and international partners concerning OSCE support for the 9 October Presidential elections...

SOFIA, 4 September 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy offered his sincere condolences to the Russian people over the brutal terrorist act which led to the loss of hundreds of innocent lives. "Words are powerless...

SOFIA, 3 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, welcomed the decision by authorities in Estonia to dismantle a controversial war monument. He expressed his appreciation for the effective action taken by...

ALMATY, 3 September 2004- A new TV programme, which aims to raise awareness among foreign and domestic investors of their legal rights as well as of the work of economic courts, will be aired in Kazakhstan in September. This is part...

SARAJEVO, 2 September 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Election Observation Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina to observe municipal elections scheduled for 2 October, the first polls fully funded...

WARSAW/MINSK, 2 September 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed an Election Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections in Belarus on 17 October 2004. Headed by Ambassador Audrey Glover, the mission...

SOFIA, 2 September 2004- The OSCE's Bulgarian Chairmanship has again expressed its willingness to co-operate with the Russian Federation in improving the situation in the Chechen Republic. Ambassador Ivan Naydenov...