News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman expresses support for Estonian government position on wartime monument
Publishing date: 22 August 2004
SOFIA, 22 August 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office expressed support for the Estonian government in its objections to the erection of a controversial monument commemorating Estonians who fought on the side of Nazi forces in World War Two...
OSCE Croatia Mission calls for further training on war crimes trials, better judicial co-operation between states
Publishing date: 20 August 2004
ZAGREB, 20 August 2004- The decision by the Supreme Court of Croatia to annul the first instance verdict in the so-called Lora war crimes case and return the case for retrial indicates that additional measures are needed to ensure that all parts...
OSCE Chairman urges demilitarisation of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 20 August 2004
SOFIA, 20 August 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy expressed concern over recent developments in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in messages to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity. In a
OSCE Mission organizes summer retreat for Kosovo's Youth Assemblies
Publishing date: 19 August 2004
PRISTINA, 19 August 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is today beginning the first of two four-day retreats with participants of Kosovo's Youth Assemblies. More than 240 members of 10 Youth Assemblies will travel to Montenegro to widen the network...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo sponsors research of experts on informal settlements
Publishing date: 19 August 2004
PRISTINA, 19 August 2004- Two international experts completed an assessment mission in Kosovo and presented recommendations on the situation in informal settlements or "shantytowns" in the region. Their recommendations will be used to...
OSCE Chairmanship welcomes invitation from Belarus to observe elections
Publishing date: 19 August 2004
SOFIA, 19 August 2004- The Bulgarian OSCE Chairmanship welcomes the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for the OSCE to observe the Parliamentary elections scheduled for October 17...
OSCE Centre holds summer camp with focus on environmental education in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 18 August 2004
TASHKENT, 18 August 2004- A summer camp which helped promote environmental education in schools ended its work today in a mountainous area of Tashkent province. During the 12-day camp, children had a...
Georgian Foreign Minister calls for international conference on South Ossetia
Publishing date: 18 August 2004
VIENNA, 18 August 2004- Georgia's Foreign Minister, Salome Zourabichvili, called on Wednesday for an international conference on the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and said the OSCE should be fully involved in efforts to find a peaceful, lasting solution...
Transdniestrian authorities bar OSCE Mission staff from entering region, turn back food for orphans
Publishing date: 18 August 2004
CHISINAU, 18 August 2004- Authorities in Moldova's Transdniestria region have banned staff of the OSCE Mission in Moldova from entering the region and turned away a delivery of food for orphans attending one of the schools which is at the centre of...
OSCE Centre, WWF gather young people in Tajikistan to discuss ecological degradation
Publishing date: 17 August 2004
DUSHANBE, 17 August 2004- 125 young people from the remote southern areas of Tajikistan came together at a summer camp focusing on environmental issues. The 10-day Ecological Education for Youth project, funded by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and WWF...