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Statement of the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on the situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 29 November 1996
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
BERN, 29 November 1996-- Upon invitation by the Yugoslav Government, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights provided a technical analysis of the elections for the Federal Assembly and of the first round of elections for municipal g
OSCE Secretary General travels to Minsk
Publishing date: 27 November 1996
VIENNA, 27 November 1996-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, has decided to send the Secretary General of the OSCE, Ambassador Giancarlo Aragona, to Minsk,...
OSCE extends mandate of Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 November 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 21 November 1996-- The OSCE Permanent Council agreed today to extend the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina until December 1997. The decision was taken in...
OSCE Troika Ministers issue statement on Belarus
Publishing date: 16 November 1996
BERN, 16 November 1996-- The Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Troika, Mr. Laszlo Kovac of Hungary, Mr. Flavio Cotti of Switzerland and Mr. Niels Helveg Petersen of Denmark, issued the following statement today on Belarus:...
OSCE Troika Ministers issue statements at meeting in Copenhagen
Publishing date: 7 November 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Troika
COPENHAGEN, 7 November 1996-- The following statements were issued in Copenhagen today by the OSCE Troika. The Ministers of the Troika of the OSCE underline that the General...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities awarded Wateler Peace Prize
Publishing date: 30 October 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Human rights
THE HAGUE, 30 October 1996-- The Carnegie Foundation today awarded the Wateler Peace Prize to Mr. Max van der Stoel, the OSCE High Commissioner on National...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues statement on situation in Belarus
Publishing date: 18 October 1996
BERN, 18 October 1996-- Having heard a preliminary report by the team of experts, the Chairman-in-Office expresses his serious concern with regard to the evolution of the situation in legal and constitutional fields in Belarus.
Invitation to a press briefing with the Head of the OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya
Publishing date: 17 October 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Main Website
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 17 October 1996-- On Thursday, 17 October, the Head of the OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya, Ambassador Tim Guldimann, will be in Vienna to address the Permanent Council...
Clarification of vote count in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 27 September 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 27 September 1996-- Intensive speculation and uncertainty over results of the voting in the 14 September elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina must be faced squarely by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE Troika Ministers issue statement on elections in Bosnia amd Herzegovina
Publishing date: 19 September 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Troika, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
BELLINZONA, 19 September 1996-- The OSCE Troika Ministers expressed gratification at the large number of Bosnians who turned out on 14 September, braving harsh circumstances, to cast their ballots and vote on their future. The following statement address