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KYIV, Ukraine, December 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukraine sees its upcoming chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe as a powerful tool for solving long-lasting and frozen conflicts in the region. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych at the meeting with heads of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and international organizations accredited in Ukraine. The country will spearhead the OSCE starting January 1, 2013....

KYIV, Ukraine, November 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A number of individual election observers have spoken out to say they found the results of the recently concluded parliamentary election in Ukraine to have been valid and legitimate, and reflecting "the will of the people". The testimony of eyewitness observers, including the former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, contrasts with more negative and sweeping political statements such as that...

KYIV, Ukraine, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 22nd the Central Election Committee of Ukraine registered the final batch of 666 international observers for the parliamentary elections in Ukraine, which will take place on October 28th. The total number of foreign monitors reached 3,797 persons - they represent 28 countries and 35 international non-governmental organizations. Moreover, more than 130,000 domestic observers will also work at the elections....

LONDON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a constantly evolving landscape of threats to the oil and gas industry, the role of security operations must continuously adapt to meet changing economic, geo-political, criminal, and terrorist/homeland-security challenges. As new technologies and strategies are developed, it's critical to stay one step ahead of the potential risks to your business. In response to these ever-increasing threats to the industry, Gastech Specialist...

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC's director of International Jewish Affairs, has been reappointed Personal Representative for Combating Anti-Semitism of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Baker has served in the prestigious post since January, 2009, and reappointed annually by the rotating chair of OSCE. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "Your appointment is a distinct and important...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The United States and the European Union reiterate their call for the immediate release of the presidential candidates and the over 600 demonstrators who have been taken into custody in the wake of the presidential elections in Belarus. We strongly condemn all violence, especially the disproportionate use of force against presidential candidates, political activists, representatives of civil society and journalists. Taken together, the...

By Judy Dempsey Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated further Thursday, with a warning by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the Kremlin's attempt to rebuild the country had taken a "dark turn" and that a "paranoid, aggressive impulse" from the Russian past was reappearing. In a speech in Washington on U.S.-Russia relations, Rice also criticized Moscow for using its role as a major energy supplier "as a political weapon against some of its neighbors." She castigated...

Text of press release from Vienna-based Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on 27 June The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti today called on the upper chamber of Belarus's parliament not to adopt a draft law that would further restrict media freedom in the country. "Unfortunately, against expectations in and outside Belarus, this draft establishes further obstacles to the development of free media in the country," said Haraszti. On 17 June,...

By Rufat Abbasov BAKU (Reuters) - Around 20,000 opposition supporters demonstrated on the outskirts of the Azeri capital Baku on Sunday to demand that the government resign if it refuses to re-run parliamentary elections held a week ago. International observers have said the election to fill 125 seats in Azerbaijan's parliament -- more than half of which were won by the ruling party -- did not meet democratic standards. "The Azeri authorities missed the chance to hold democratic...

By Christian Lowe BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's parliamentary poll fell short of democratic standards, Western election monitors said on Monday, boosting opposition calls for it to be overturned as fraudulent. The opposition quickly announced plans for street protests after Sunday's vote in the ex-Soviet country handed victory to the ruling party backing President Ilham Aliyev, though analysts ruled out any Ukraine-style revolution. But the sharp words from the Organization for...