Georgians.ru 7 May 2013 Сегодня в Тбилиси с трехдневным визитом прибудут президент Парламентской ассамблеи ОБСЕ (ПА ОБСЕ) Вольфганг Гроссрук , специальный представитель ПА ОБСЕ на Южном Кавказе Жоао Суареш и другие представители этой организации. В первый день визита – 7 мая, делегация ОБСЕ встретится с представителями меньшинства и большинства парламента Грузии. Встреча пройдет в гостинице «Рэдиссон Блю Иверия». 8 мая Вольфганг Гроссрук и Жоао

Georgia Times 7 May 2013 President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Wolfgang Grossruk, the OSCE PA special representative in the South Caucasus Joao Soares and other representatives of the organization arrive to Georgia today with a three-day visit, the GHN reports. Today, on May 7, the OSCE delegation meets with representatives of the minority and the majority of the Parliament of Georgia. On May 8, Wolfgang Grossruk and Joao Soares meet

COPENHAGEN, 3 May 2013 – The fundamental principles of press freedom should be respected and reinforced in the entire OSCE region, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Wolfgang Grossruck said today marking the 20 th anniversary of the World Freedom Day. “Despite the commitments taken by all participating States, today, press freedom is still limited and threats against journalists are too common in some OSCE countries,” said Grossruck. He also

COPENHAGEN, 1 May 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on South Caucasus Joao Soares will visit Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia next week to discuss developments in the region regarding democratic reforms and unresolved conflicts. Soares will start his tour in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 5-7 May where he will discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the upcoming presidential election. He will then travel to Tbilisi, Georgia,

COPENHAGEN, 29 April 2013 – President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Wolfgang Grossruck issued the following statement today following the attack against two police officers in front of Palazzo Chigi on Sunday: "I would like to express my strongest dismay at the assault against two Carabinieri outside the Italian government headquarters yesterday. I wish these two people a speedy recovery and I want to extend my solidarity to their

SOFIA, Bulgaria, 29 April 2013 – Experts from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly are in Bulgaria this week to finalize preparations for the observation of the 12 May parliamentary elections. Eoghan Murphy (MP, Ireland) has been appointed by the Ukrainian OSCE Chair-in-Office to lead the short-term observation mission, which will include at least 25 observers from parliaments in 16 countries. OSCE PA Director of Presidential Administration Roberto