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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities issues statement on Slovakia
Publishing date: 20 October 1997
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 20 October 1997- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel, issued the following statement on Slovakia today: I have...
OSCE issues statement on presidential elections in the Republic of Montenegro
Publishing date: 19 October 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
PODGORICA, 21 October 1997-- The OSCE Election Observation Mission maintained a strong presence for the second round of this election held on 19 October.
Rome conference outlines major international assistance for Albania
Publishing date: 17 October 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization
ROME, 17 October 1997-- At an international conference in Rome on Albania, Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini opened the meeting saying: "The emergency...
OSCE decides to supervise Republika Srpska elections
Publishing date: 26 September 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 26 September 1997--The Permanent Council of the OSCE today decided to supervise the elections for the Republika Srpska Assembly and other elections to be held in Republika Srpska at a later date.
Election observers release report on Republic of Serbia
Publishing date: 22 September 1997
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 22 September 1997-- The OSCE Observation Mission, which included the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, issued a preliminary report today based on the findings of its election...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to appoint Gonzalez as Personal Representative for Serbia
Publishing date: 19 September 1997
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization
COPENHAGEN, 19 September 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE has today informed the authorities in Belgrade that he intends to appoint Mr. Felipe Gonzalez as his Personal Representative for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for a period not exceed
OSCE decides to establish an Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus
Publishing date: 18 September 1997
VIENNA, 18 September 1997--The OSCE Permanent Council decided to establish an OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus. According to its mandate, the Advisory and Monitoring Group will assist the Belarusian authorities in promoting democratic instit
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Permanent Council issue joint declaration on elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 11 September 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 11 September 1997-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, and the...
Vranitzky to meet Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano in Vienna
Publishing date: 8 September 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 8 September 1997-- Prime Minister Fatos Nano of Albania will travel to Vienna on 9-10 September to meet with the OSCE Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office for Albania, Dr....
OSCE to send 250 election observers to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 5 September 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
VIENNA/SARAJEVO, 5 September 1997-- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is coordinating the international election observation for the 13-14 September municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.