News.az 7 May 2013 Vice-speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Bahar Muradova met with a visiting delegation of the OSCE PA led by the Organization's special representative for the South Caucasus Joao Soares. Muradova said Azerbaijan attaches great importance to cooperation with the OSCE, and is interested in continuation of bilateral ties, AzerTAc reports. The sides noted that the OSCE Minsk Group carries out certain work to solve the

Georgians.ru 7 May 2013 Сегодня в Тбилиси с трехдневным визитом прибудут президент Парламентской ассамблеи ОБСЕ (ПА ОБСЕ) Вольфганг Гроссрук , специальный представитель ПА ОБСЕ на Южном Кавказе Жоао Суареш и другие представители этой организации. В первый день визита – 7 мая, делегация ОБСЕ встретится с представителями меньшинства и большинства парламента Грузии. Встреча пройдет в гостинице «Рэдиссон Блю Иверия». 8 мая Вольфганг Гроссрук и Жоао

Georgia Times 7 May 2013 President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Wolfgang Grossruk, the OSCE PA special representative in the South Caucasus Joao Soares and other representatives of the organization arrive to Georgia today with a three-day visit, the GHN reports. Today, on May 7, the OSCE delegation meets with representatives of the minority and the majority of the Parliament of Georgia. On May 8, Wolfgang Grossruk and Joao Soares meet

COPENHAGEN, 3 May 2013 – The fundamental principles of press freedom should be respected and reinforced in the entire OSCE region, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Wolfgang Grossruck said today marking the 20 th anniversary of the World Freedom Day. “Despite the commitments taken by all participating States, today, press freedom is still limited and threats against journalists are too common in some OSCE countries,” said Grossruck. He also

COPENHAGEN, 1 May 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on South Caucasus Joao Soares will visit Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia next week to discuss developments in the region regarding democratic reforms and unresolved conflicts. Soares will start his tour in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 5-7 May where he will discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the upcoming presidential election. He will then travel to Tbilisi, Georgia,

COPENHAGEN, 29 April 2013 – President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Wolfgang Grossruck issued the following statement today following the attack against two police officers in front of Palazzo Chigi on Sunday: "I would like to express my strongest dismay at the assault against two Carabinieri outside the Italian government headquarters yesterday. I wish these two people a speedy recovery and I want to extend my solidarity to their