News and press releases

BERN, 30 November 1996-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, issued the following statement today concerning developments in Belarus....

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

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.

VIENNA, 9 September 1996-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, has given his agreement to the following understanding reached between the Chairman of the Provisional Election Commission, Ambassador Robert Frowick and

BERN, 27 August 1996-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office supports the decision made today by the Provisional Election Commission to put off the municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He believes this measure should be able to correct the consequences

BERN, 22 August 1996-- The OSCE welcomes the recent statements by President Yeltsin, Prime Minister Chernomyrdin and Alexander Lebed, Secretary of the National Security Council, that Russia remains determined to seek a peaceful settlement of the confli

BERN, 28 May 1996-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes the meeting between President Yeltsin and a Chechen delegation, as well as the signing of the agreement between Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin and Chechen Leader Semlimkhan Yandarbiev as an