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In November 2010, more than 200 civil society and government delegates gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan, for a Civil Society Parallel Conference preceding the OSCE Summit. The U.S. Mission to the OSCE talked to some of the organizers and participants of the event.
The United States remains gravely concerned over the continuing post-election crackdown by the Government of Belarus on civil society, independent media, lawyers, and the political opposition, U.S. representative to OSCE says.
The impasse is preventing Bosnia and Herzegovina from addressing urgent domestic issues as well as reforms required for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, according to the State Department spokesman.