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OSCE parliamentarians to observe Ukraine’s presidential vote; pre-election visit scheduled for next week
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 March 2014 – A delegation led by senior OSCE parliamentarians will observe Ukraine’s presidential election on 25 May and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission.
In Sarajevo, OSCE PA President says security in South East Europe still “burning issue”
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
SARAJEVO, 19 March 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic has said that security in South East Europe is still a "burning issue," stemming not from the threat of ethnic conflict but from incomplete democratization and organized crime.
OSCE PA President addresses PACE Standing Committee, meets with COE leadership
Publishing date: 7 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 7 March 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today addressed the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Paris, where he called for expanded co-operation between the Assemblies and participated in an exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine.
Situation in Ukraine features in talks as OSCE PA President visits Czech Republic
Publishing date: 5 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 5 March 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today completed a two-day visit to the Czech Republic, where the crisis in Ukraine and the role the OSCE can play in helping to resolve it featured in talks with government leaders and lawmakers.
OSCE PA’s Santos: Russia’s actions in Ukraine could amount to “de facto OSCE withdrawal”
Publishing date: 4 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 4 March 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, today criticized Russia for “violating several key provisions of the Helsinki Final Act” in its recent actions with respect to Ukraine and called on OSCE officials to consider the implications. In an address before the OSCE Human Dimension Committee in Vienna, Santos said: “When I observe this 19th century act in the 21st century, I wonder if Russia’s de facto invasion of Ukraine means its de facto withdrawal from our Organization and its key commitments to Eurasian security.”
OSCE parliamentarians to observe Serbia's upcoming elections
Publishing date: 4 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 4 March 2014 – OSCE parliamentarians will travel to Serbia next week to observe the country's 16 March parliamentary elections and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission.
OSCE PA President expresses grave concern at developments in Ukraine; calls on States to respect Helsinki Final Act
Publishing date: 3 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 3 March 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today expressed grave concern at developments in Ukraine and urged all OSCE participating States to respect the principles and spirit of the Helsinki Final Act.