Speaker of Moldovan Parliament and Acting President Marian Lupu greets President Efthymiou in Chisinau. CHISINAU, 6 May 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou today called for a resumption of official negotiations between Chisinau and Tiraspol following high-level meetings in Moldova. The visit is the first of a series of visits that President Efthymiou will conduct in the coming weeks to areas of protracted conflict

Ricardo Migliori (Italy), Tonino Picula (Croatia) and Roberto Battelli (Slovenia) visit Croatia's Istrian Peninsula, 6 May 2011. COPENHAGEN, 6 May 2011 – Leaders of the Italian and Croatian delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today concluded a two-day meeting with local officials on Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula aimed at strengthening cooperation on issues related to national minorities. OSCE PA Vice-President Riccardo Migliori (Italy)

Ricardo Migliori (Italy), Tonino Picula (Croatia) and Roberto Battelli (Slovenia) visit Croatia's Istrian Peninsula, 6 May 2011. COPENHAGEN, 6 May 2011 – Leaders of the Italian and Croatian delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today concluded a two-day meeting with local officials on Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula aimed at strengthening cooperation on issues related to national minorities. OSCE PA Vice-President Riccardo Migliori (Italy)

COPENHAGEN 3 May 2011 — OSCE PA President Petros Efthymiou released the following statement today commemorating World Press Freedom Day: “One of our most cherished values is the freedom of democracy, but equally important is the freedom of media. “To the governments who restrict press freedoms through laws that make insult a criminal act, harassment that forces printing presses to shut down, or physical abuse that ultimately silences reporters

COPENHAGEN 3 May 2011 — OSCE PA President Petros Efthymiou released the following statement today commemorating World Press Freedom Day: “One of our most cherished values is the freedom of democracy, but equally important is the freedom of media. “To the governments who restrict press freedoms through laws that make insult a criminal act, harassment that forces printing presses to shut down, or physical abuse that ultimately silences reporters

COPENHAGEN, 3 May 2011 – The public report released yesterday by the International Independent Commission for Inquiry into the events in southern Kyrgyzstan sheds new light on the tragic events of last summer, OSCE PA President Petros Efthymiou said today. "I strongly support the work of the Independent Commission headed by Kimmo Kiljunen, President Efthymiou said. "Nothing can undo the suffering or bring back the lives lost, but we are