31 May 2013
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, 31 May 2013 – OSCE PA President Grossruck today traveled to Bratislava and met with Peter Burian, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Burian stressed the importance of smooth co-operation between OSCE institutions and assured Slovakia's full support for the PA and its activities. They also discussed frozen conflicts, with both leaders expressing their optimism that the Ukrainian Chairmanship
OHRID, 27 May 2013 – OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck is in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia this week to participate in the 10th Conference of the South East Europe Process Speakers of Parliament. The Conference, being held in Ohrid on 27-28 May, is focusing on the economic crisis and other new challenges. At the Conference, Grossruck stressed the importance of parliamentary involvement in decision-making as well as parliamentary
Civil Georgia 23 May 2013 The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Special Representative on South Caucasus Joao Soares said in a statement on Thursday in connection to legal proceedings against PM Vano Merabishvili and ex-healthcare minister Zurab Tchiaberashvili, that he spoke via phone with Georgian Parliamentary Chairman Davit Usupashvili on May 22 and told him that "putting your political opponents behind bars will not help solve any problems, on
COPENHAGEN, 23 May 2013 – The OSCE PA Special Representative on South Caucasus Joao Soares issued the following statement today regarding the arrests of former government officials in Georgia. "I have followed the arrests and detention this week of the former Prime Minister of Georgia, current Secretary General of the United National Movement, Vano Merabishvili, who is running in the internal primary to become a candidate for United National
Roberto Battelli speaks at the 2013 High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-discrimination in Albania. TIRANA, Albania, 21 May 2013 – Governments and parliaments should increase efforts to counter hate speech or racist content on-air and online, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on South East Europe Roberto Battelli said today at the opening of the OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-discrimination in Tirana.
OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck and Speaker of the Senate Kairat Mami in Astana, 21 May 2013. ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 21 May 2013 – OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck is in Kazakhstan this week for a round of high-level meetings before participating in the Astana Economic Summit Thursday. Meeting Monday with Speaker of the Senate Kairat Mami and Speaker of the Mazhilis Nurlan Nigmatulin, Grossruck encouraged the full participation of the
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