The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization whose 56 participating States span the geographical area from Vancouver to Vladivostok.
Press releases
Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group cautiously optimistic about talks prospects
![Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France (Left), Matthew Bryza of the United States and Yury Merzlyakov of Russia (Right), the Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group, before presenting a statement on Nagorno-Karabakh to the Permanent Council, 6 November 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev) Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France (Left), Matthew Bryza of the United States and Yury Merzlyakov of Russia (Right), the Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group, before presenting a statement on Nagorno-Karabakh to the Permanent Council, 6 November 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107232640im_/http://www.osce.org/photo_gal/2008/11/34771_thumb.jpg)
VIENNA, 6 November 2008 - Last weekend's Moscow meeting between the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan gave the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group reason for cautious optimism, the Co-Chairs told journalists today.
OSCE valuable security provider, Albanian Foreign Minister says
![Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha speaks to journalists after his address to the OSCE Permanent Council, at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna, 6 November 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev) Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha speaks to journalists after his address to the OSCE Permanent Council, at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna, 6 November 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107232640im_/http://www.osce.org/photo_gal/2008/11/34765_thumb.jpg)
VIENNA, 6 November 2008 - The OSCE is best-placed to promote democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, good governance and rule of law - all essential for security, Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha told the Organization...
Features
OSCE Mission to Serbia gives Novi Pazar's youth a voice in fighting corruption
![A billboard in Novi Pazar calling on citizens to help stop corruption, part of a campaign supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, 22 October 2008. (OSCE/Rasa Nedeljkov)
A billboard in Novi Pazar calling on citizens to help stop corruption, part of a campaign supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, 22 October 2008. (OSCE/Rasa Nedeljkov)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107232640im_/http://www.osce.org/photo_gal/2008/10/34563_thumb.jpg)
Corruption can make life tough for hard-working citizens - especially for young people. A project by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in Novi Pazar aims to get them involved in tackling the problem.
Georgia Mission helps build regional co-operation in border management
![Officers from Armenian and Georgian border security and management agencies discuss human trafficking and identifying illegal narcotics, Sadakhlo - Bagratashen land border crossing point, October 2008. (OSCE/David Khizanishvili)
Officers from Armenian and Georgian border security and management agencies discuss human trafficking and identifying illegal narcotics, Sadakhlo - Bagratashen land border crossing point, October 2008. (OSCE/David Khizanishvili)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107232640im_/http://www.osce.org/photo_gal/2008/10/34486_thumb.jpg)
Strengthening the capacity of Georgian border agencies and co-operation in the South Caucasus to reduce trans-border threats and allow free movement of people and goods is the focus of a series of OSCE workshops.
OSCE Mission takes municipal debates to Kosovo-wide TV audience
![Nexhmedin Arifi (l), Mayor of Viti, and Jeta Xharra (r), the moderator of the Kosovo TV show 'Jeta ne Kosove' (Life in Kosovo), take part in one of a series of OSCE-supported televised debates to take place in 27 Kosovo municipalities, 23 September 2008. (OSCE/Hasan Sopa)
Nexhmedin Arifi (l), Mayor of Viti, and Jeta Xharra (r), the moderator of the Kosovo TV show 'Jeta ne Kosove' (Life in Kosovo), take part in one of a series of OSCE-supported televised debates to take place in 27 Kosovo municipalities, 23 September 2008. (OSCE/Hasan Sopa)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107232640im_/http://www.osce.org/photo_gal/2008/09/33223_thumb.jpg)
The people of Kosovo are getting a chance to see how their municipalities are being run, thanks to a series of TV debates with the towns' mayors supported by the OSCE Mission.
![OSCE military monitoring officers on patrol in Georgia, September 2008. (OSCE/David Khizanishvili) OSCE military monitoring officers on patrol in Georgia, September 2008. (OSCE/David Khizanishvili)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107232640im_/http://www.osce.org/photo_gal/2008/09/32827_web.jpg)
OSCE military monitoring officers on patrol in Georgia, September 2008. (OSCE/David Khizanishvili)
MULTIMEDIA: Address by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, 6 November 2008 (MP3 audio, 13 mins 29 secs)
PUBLICATION: OSCE Magazine October-November 2008
Events calendar
Seminar on access to Justice in environmental matters in South-Eastern Europe
17 November 2008–18 November 2008
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