Programme Officer Anna Chernova and Special Representative Kimmo Kiljunen meet with Kyrgyzstan’s Interim President Roza Otunbaeva in Bishkek (Photo by Yanna Thay, OSCE) BISHKEK, 23 June 2010 -- The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative for Central Asia, Kimmo Kiljunen, concluded a two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan today. Mr. Kiljunen met with a range of political interlocutors, including Interim President Roza Otunbaeva, her Deputy in

TREND NEWS AGENCY 23 June 10 A referendum on amending to Kyrgyzstan's Constitution, which is scheduled for Sunday, is important for the country, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Special Representative for Central Asia, Kimmo Kiljunen believes. "Holding the referendum in these circumstances is not easy. But there is no other option. If they don't organize the referendum it'll even worsen the situation," Kiljunen told Trend over phone from Bishkek.

COPENHAGEN, 21 June 2010 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative for Central Asia, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland), will be in Kyrgyzstan from 22 to 24 June 2010 to meet with a range of political interlocutors, including representatives of the Provisional Government, political parties, media, and non-government organizations. The visit is part of the Assembly’s efforts to support a process of political reconciliation in the run-up a

Secretary General Spencer Oliver, US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and President Joao Soares in Washington. WASHINGTON, 16 June 2010 – President Joao Soares today appeared before the United States Helsinki Commission (Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe), stressing the need for greater transparency and accountability in the work of the Organization. During the two-day Presidential visit to Washington, DC, the delegation, which

ASHGABAT, 7 June 2010 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Joao Soares today completed a two-day visit to Turkmenistan, intended to support the work of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat. President Soares, a Member of Parliament from Portugal, welcomed the opportunity to get familiarised with the work of the OSCE Centre and the situation in the country. The delegation, which also included parliamentarian Canan Kalsin from Turkey and OSCE PA

Hosted by the Parliament of Norway, the Storting, the 19th Annual Session’s theme is “Rule of Law: Combating Transnational Crime and Corruption.” Registration will open on the premises of the Oslo Congress Centre at noon onMonday, 5 July. The Standing Committee will meet at 09:00 on Tuesday, 6 April, followed by the Inaugural Plenary Session. All meetings will take place at the Oslo Congress Centre. At the request of the OSCE