New facts and figures included in the OSCE PA Special Report COPENHAGEN, 12 February 2013 – OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver today issued an updated report on the humanitarian crisis in Syria and its impact on the OSCE region. The report is published in advance of a special debate to be held on the topic at the OSCE PA’s Winter Meeting in Vienna on 22 February. Following an initial release in November, information has been updated in
06 February 2013
COPENHAGEN, 6 February 2013 – OSCE PA President Riccardo Migliori (Italy) released the following statement after the death of Chokri Belaid, the Secretary General of the Tunisian Democratic Patriots Party, who was shot outside his home in Tunisia’s capital today: “The OSCE PA expresses condolences to Mr. Belaid’s family and to the people of Tunisia. Political parties representing a plurality of views are essential to democracy. Chokri Belaid
31 January 2013
Iryna Sabashuk and Tina Schoen leave the CEC in Yerevan following a meeting with the Head of the External Relations Department. YEREVAN, 31 January 2013 – OSCE PA Deputy Secretary General Tina Schoen and Operations Officer Iryna Sabashuk visited Yerevan on 29-30 January, in preparation for the upcoming OSCE PA election observation mission to the 18 February presidential election in Armenia. Schoen and Sabashuk met with the Secretary General and
31 January 2013
President Riccardo and Head of Turkey’s OSCE PA Delegation Emin Onen on the Turkish-Syrian border in November. COPENHAGEN, 31 January 2013 – The theme of the OSCE PA Winter Meeting’s Special Debate, to be held on the afternoon of 22 February, is "How OSCE countries should respond to crises in Syria, the Sahel and North Africa." The theme takes into account strong parliamentary interest in the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria, as well as
30 January 2013
A1plus.am 30 January 2013 Deputy Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Tina Schoen, arrived in Armenia on January 29 for a pre-election visit ahead of February's presidential election. Schoen and Operations Officer Iryna Sabashuk are holding meetings in Yerevan to gather information about the pre-election situation in the country and prepare logistical elements for the mission. "We will come back before the elections when we
24 January 2013
COPENHAGHEN, 24 January 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Deputy Secretary General Tina Schoen will travel to Armenia 29-30 January for a pre-election visit ahead of February’s presidential election. Schoen and Operations Officer Iryna Sabashuk will hold meetings in Yerevan to gather information about the pre-election situation in the country and prepare logistical elements for the mission.
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