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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Watch highlights from the Ministerial Council in Athens, featuring Greek PM George Papandreou, French FM Kouchner, Finnish FM Stubb, Russian FM Lavrov and OSCE SG Marc Perrin de Brichambaut:
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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Highlights from the 17th Ministerial Council
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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is preparing for the opening of the Ministerial Council in Athens tomorrow!
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"These new imprisonments cement Azerbaijan's image as the pre-eminent
jailer of journalists in the OSCE region" Mikos Haraszti, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, on case of Azerbaijani bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizad.
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VIENNA, 11 November 2009 - Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, described today's sentencing of two Azerbaijani bloggers to prison terms on charges of alleged hooliganism and infliction of light bodily injuries as political...
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Watch the Q&A session from our Berlin Wall event, with Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas:
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Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister and Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitris P. Droutsas answer students' questions at an OSCE event on 6 November 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Hans-Dietrich Genscher says OSCE a wonderful platform for shaping Europe's future in speech to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: http://www.osce.org/item/41232.html
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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe announces the winners of its video competition on civil society in action: Oxana Andriuc and Victoria Kriukova from Moldova, Ani Harutyunyan from Armenia, Ignacy Kołaczyński from Poland, Kaarmanbek Kuluev from Kyrgyzstan and Ulan Shamshet from Kazakhstan. Watch their videos on YouTube:
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe We're gearing up for the OSCE's Berlin Wall celebrations on Friday, when we will be welcoming former German Foreign Minster Genscher. Share your memories of 1989 on our event page, where you can also read about the experiences of OSCE Spokesperson Martin Nesirky, who was a Reuters correspondent in Berlin when the Wall came down.
Location:Vienna and online
Time:10:00AM Friday, November 6th
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"There cannot be lasting peace in the OSCE region as long as we
continue to view our relations through a zero-sum lens. Our wins should
be victories for all; one's losses should be a loss for the many," OSCE Chairman-in Office and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou
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Video address by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Greek Prime Minister and Foreign Minister George Papandreou, to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, 29 October 2009.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Listen to Goran Svilanovic talking about the security implications of economic and environmental issues:
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In this interview, Goran Svilanovic, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, provides a general overview of the work of his office. The interview was conducted by the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
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"The ultimate goal of the OSCE is to build political will and use all
the preventive mechanisms, so as not to have to deal with post-conflict
rehabilitation afterwards. The tragedy in Georgia cannot be repeated." Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vyagaudas Usackas
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VIENNA, 22 October 2009 - The 2008 conflict in Georgia was a signal to OSCE participating States that they need to make better use of the tools the Organization has developed to prevent conflicts, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vyagaudas Usackas...
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Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, Director of OSCE/ODIHR, on Zhovtis case: "We are dismayed by the appeal court's reported failure to
appropriately address the apparent violations of due process that
occurred during the initial trial"
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WARSAW, 21 October 2009 - The director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, today expressed dismay about the conduct of the appeals hearing for Kazakh human rights defender Yevgeny Zhovtis...
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The OSCE is hosting an event to mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall! Participate in our online discussion, and post questions for former German Foreign Minister Genscher.
Location:Vienna and online
Time:10:00AM Friday, November 6th
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