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OSCE PA President: I can't work a miracle but I will spare no effort for Karabakh problem resolution (Panarmenian)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMT

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly should play a decisive role in Karabakh process.

Armenia: Foreign Policy Failure (Global Voices Online)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:54 GMT

Unzipped comments on recent statements made by newly-elected Russian president Dmitry Medvedev as well as the Council of Europe and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) reaffirming the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The blog asks its readers somewhat rhetorically if the statements represent the failure of Armenian foreign policy.

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New president of OSCE Parliament elected (OTB News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:08:42 GMT

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 3 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe elected a new president of the Parliamentary Assembly Thursday.

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Pooling resources (OTB News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:18:36 GMT

The Nordics get chummier as costs mount–and more think about NATO DESPITE their Viking warrior past, Nordic countries are keen peacekeepers. Under the auspices of the United Nations, the European Union, NATO and the OSCE, their soldiers are in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Lebanon and Chad. Not that they are all in the same places. The mix of [...]

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ACCORDING TO REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY OSCE PROMOTES FORMATION OF JOINT HISTORY COMMISSION FOR INVESTIGATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE (Turkish Digest)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:12:00 GMT

"ACCORDING TO REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY OSCE PROMOTES FORMATION OF JOINT HISTORY COMMISSION FOR INVESTIGATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's annual session was held in Kazakhstan's capital Astana with the main theme of ''Transparency in the OSCE''. According to an independent French journalist Jean Eckian, during the session, on July 2 Alaattin Buyukkaya,...

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Armenian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman-in-Office discussed Karabakh process (Panarmenian)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:56:00 GMT

Armenian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman-in-Office discussed Karabakh process 03.07.2008 17:56 GMT+04:00 Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Finnish counterpart and current OSCE Chairman-in-Office Alexander Stubb have discussed a wide scope of issues today. As a reporter came to know from the press office of the Finnish MFA, the Ministers focused on the following topics:...

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Joao Soares of Portugal elected OSCE PA President (Panarmenian)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:49:00 GMT

The parliamentarians of the OSCE adopted the Astana Declaration on the final day of its Annual Session in Astana. The Astana Declaration contains recommendations as well as 19 resolutions. The Declaration will now be shared with all governments of the OSCE.Joao Soares of Portugal was elected new President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly at its Annual Session in Kazakhstan’s...

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Pooling resources (The Economist)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:45 GMT

The Nordics get chummier as costs mount--and more think about NATO DESPITE their Viking warrior past, Nordic countries are keen peacekeepers. Under the auspices of the United Nations, the European Union, NATO and the OSCE, their soldiers are in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Lebanon and Chad. Not that they are all in the same places. The mix of defence clubs to which the five belong dictates their involvement....

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OSCE warns Russia against jeopardizing Georgia sovereignty (Russia News Net)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:30 GMT

Astana (Kazakhstan), July 3 (RIA Novosti) The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which serves as a forum for political dialogue in Europe, Thursday called on Russia to avoid steps that would compromise Georgia's sovereignty over its breakaway provinces.

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OSCE PA adopts Turkish thesis against Armenian Genocide (Panarmenian)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:32:00 GMT

The motion says that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly encourages formation of joint commission of historians and experts from the third countries in case of a research into political and military archives.

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OSCE will closely watch developments in South Caucasus (Panarmenian)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:58 GMT

"I believe that the OSCE must be engaged in settlement of conflicts," Alexander Stubb said.

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OSCE CiO hopes for progress in Karabakh process (Panarmenian)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:16:00 GMT

The peace process for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement is positive, according to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. “I support the efforts of the Minsk Group and hope that the process took up the correct direction,” Alexander Stubb said when concluding the OSCE PA summit in Astana today. For his part, OSCE PA President Goran Lennmarker voiced support to the OSCE MG endeavors....

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Opposition wants reforms (kazakhstan.neweurasia.net)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:44:33 GMT

and offers its own draft legislation to be adopted in order to enhance democratization of the political system and “earn” a grounded OSCE chairmanship of Kazakhstan in the OSCE. So far, as the two opposition parties - ANSDP and AZAT - believe, the authorities do not dare to conduct real democratic transformations, confining themselves [...]

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OSCE Meeting Targets Sluggish Kazakh Reforms, ‘Frozen’ Conflicts (Net News Publisher)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:06 GMT

Some 270 members of parliament from the OSCE’s 56 member states are meeting in Astana, the Kazakh capital, to discuss an array of issues vital to the future of Europe’s leading human rights organization. The annual session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly kicked off on June 29 and runs through [...]

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Baku offers to elect Turkey as OSCE MG co-chair (Panarmenian)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Baku offers to elect Turkey as OSCE MG co-chair 01.07.2008 16:00 GMT+04:00 During its regular session, Democratic Party of Azerbaijan has adopted a statement on the situation in the country on the threshold of presidential election, Day.az reports quoting the party’s press office. The latest PACE resolution that mentions disrespect for human rights and pressure on media is the evidence that...

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Moldovan MP attends OSCE PA session in Astana (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:46:00 GMT

Grigore Petrenco, the chairman of the parliamentary commission for foreign policy and European integration, is participating in the yearly session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly held in the Kazakh capital of Astana between June 29 and July 3. According to the Parliament’s press service, the session is themed “Transparency in the OSCE” and brings together about 270 representatives...

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OSCE MG: one can't say Karabakh doesn't participate in current talks (Panarmenian)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:41:00 GMT

During a visit to Stepanakert, OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair, Ambassador Bernard Fassier said time will come for Karabakh to be a more active participant in the talks.“One can’t say that Karabakh doesn’t participate in current talks. I am hopeful that Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will find some common ground, what will offer a possibility to define Madrid principles concretely,” he...

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Kazakh leader vows reform before taking OSCE chair (Reuters)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:51:36 GMT

ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's president promised the West on Sunday his country would pursue democratic change before its chairmanship of Europe's main human rights watchdog in 2010.

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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly stands for Georgian integrity (Russia News Net)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:20:19 GMT

ASTANA, June 28 (RIA Novosti) - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe speaks for the preservation of Georgia's territorial integrity, organization's hig...

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OSCE MG Co-chairs brief RA President on outcomes of Baku meetings (Panarmenian)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:34:00 GMT

The Armenian President commented on Armenia's position on the Karabakh conflict settlement.

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