News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Baku Office conference boosts eco-tourism as alternative income source for Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 15 April 2004
BAKU, 15 April 2004- Specialists from Azerbaijan and abroad will discuss best management practices in eco-tourism, its impact on the country s economy and strategies for promoting it, during an OSCE co-organized conference that opened today in Baku...
OSCE Office concerned about violence in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 April 2004
YEREVAN, 14 April 2004- The OSCE Office in Yerevan is alarmed at recent developments in Armenia and calls on all the parties involved to resolve their differences through a political dialogue to ease tensions in the country. "The police action in...
Bucharest to host conference on promoting participation of Roma women in politics
Publishing date: 14 April 2004
WARSAW, 14 April 2004- An international conference on promoting the political participation of women from Roma communities and other national minorities will be held in Bucharest from 16 to 18 April. It will focus on Romania's experience in...
February figures show repossession of properties in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains unchanged at 93 percent
Publishing date: 13 April 2004
SARAJEVO, 13 April 2004- The latest statistics show that the overall property law implementation ratio in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains at 93 percent. The Property Law Implementation Agencies, which include the Office of the High Representative...
Chairman-in-Office raises prospect of extending OSCE co-operation with Afghanistan
Publishing date: 10 April 2004
KABUL, 10 April 2004- After visiting the five OSCE Central Asian States, the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Solomon Passy, flew into Kabul today and discussed possible areas of co-operation between the Organization and Afghanistan...
Chairman-in-Office wishes to broaden co-operation between OSCE and Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 10 April 2004
ASHGABAD, 9 April, 2004- On the fifth day of his tour of Central Asian States, the Chairman-in-Office, Solomon Passy, discussed the OSCE agenda for further democratic development of Turkmenistan with the country's President, Saparmurat Niyazov...
OSCE Police Assistance Programme helps intercept 44 kgs of heroin in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 9 April 2004
BISHKEK, 9 April 2004- A drug-sniffing dog, provided by the OSCE to Kyrgyz Police under the Police Assistance Programme, helped detect 44 kilograms of heroin in a passenger bus near the town of Osh in Kyrgyzstan on 7 April...
OSCE, Swiss mine expert group launch second phase of Tajikistan mine action project
Publishing date: 9 April 2004
DUSHANBE, 9 April 2004- The second part of a project to save Tajikistan from its bitter civil war legacy, landmines, was launched yesterday in the country's capital, Dushanbe. Under an agreement signed between the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and the...
OSCE Media Representative greets decision by Kazakhstan President to send media law for review
Publishing date: 8 April 2004
VIENNA, 8 April 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has expressed his satisfaction with the decision of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev to send a contested draft media law to the Constitutional Council...
OSCE Mission produced documentary on Roma community to premiere in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 8 April 2004
SARAJEVO, 8 April 2004- A documentary about the Roma community, produced and filmed by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, will premiere here today, marking International Roma Day. The film, Absent: Roma in School, sheds light on the struggle...