News and press releases

In its final report on the 10 October parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, published on 20 December, ODIHR concluded that: "[the] elections constituted a further consolidation of the democratic process. Political pluralism, a vibrant campaign and confidence in the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda... characterized the elections. The authorities displayed the political will tohold democratic elections in line with OSCE commitments. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need for profound electoral legal reform."

BISHKEK, 20 December 2010- A training course for Kyrgyz border troops officers from remote border checkpoints in south Kyrgyzstan on the practical use of the Interpol database, organized by the Interpol National Central Bureau with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, started today in Bishkek...

Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, the head of ODIHR's election observation mission for the presidential election in Belarus on 19 December 2010, presented the mission's preliminary findings during an extraordinary session of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee in Brussels on 12 January.

The mandate of the OSCE Office in Zagreb was extended by a decision of the OSCE Permanent Council on 16 December 2010.

GENEVA, 16 December 2010- The Geneva Discussions resulted in steps towards gradual normalization of the situation on the ground said Bolat Nurgaliyev, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, following a meeting in Geneva today...

ASHGABAT, 16 December 2010- Twenty officials from the National Security Ministry, Interior Ministry, State Border Service and State Migration Service are taking part in an OSCE training course on travel document security that opened in Ashgabat today...

A group of academics from across the OSCE region met in the first OSCE Vienna Roundtable event to discuss the outcome of the 2010 Astana Summit.