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Release of prisoners of war in Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 10 May 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BERN, 10 May 1996-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, issued the following statement today on the release of prisoners of war and the second anniversary of the cease-fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Chairman-in-Office calls for war criminals to be handed over
Publishing date: 9 May 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
BERN,9 May 1996-- The presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina of war criminals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague is a hindrance to the holding of free and fair elections...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues declaration on Chechnya
Publishing date: 1 April 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 1 April 1996-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes President Yeltsin's initiative for peace and hopes it will prove a decisive step in the direction of a turning point away from the recent escalation of combat.
OSCE Economic Forum convenes in Prague
Publishing date: 22 March 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 22 March 1996--The Fourth Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum will convene on 27-29 March at the Czernin Palace in Prague. The meeting is expected to contribute economic security elements...
OSCE Senior Council to meet this week in Prague
Publishing date: 18 March 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 18 March 1996-- On Thursday and Friday, 21-22 March, the OSCE Senior Council will be meeting in Prague. The meeting will open on Thursday at 15.00 with a statement by the...
Parties to the Article IV arms control talks to attend plenary meeting
Publishing date: 28 February 1996
Content type: Press release
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 28 February 1996-- A plenary meeting with the parties to the negotiations on sub-regional arms control is scheduled for tomorrow, 29 February at 10:00 at...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office travels to Baku and Erewan
Publishing date: 28 February 1996
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 28 February 1996-- Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, as OSCE Chairman-in-Office,will meet in Baku and Erewan the Presidents and Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as the representatives of Nagorno Karabakh...