ROME, 29 November 2012 – Representatives of Moldova and Ukraine signed a treaty today in Rome on the sustainable management of the Dniestr/Nistru river basin. The agreement was facilitated by the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), a joint initiative of the OSCE, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Environment Programme. The signing ceremony was held in the Italian Parliament on the margins of an UNECE

President Migliori with United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization Director-General José Graziano. ROME, 28 November, 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Riccardo Migliori met yesterday with United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José Graziano da Silva at the headquarters of the United Nations agency specializing in achieving food security and food quality for all the world's populations by increasing

Riccardo Migliori and Emin Onen at a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border. COPENHAGEN, 23 November 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori and OSCE PA human rights committee chair Matteo Mecacci conducted a three-day visit to Turkey this week aimed at increasing the international response to the Syrian refugee crisis and other challenges Turkey has been facing. In a meeting Monday night with Foreign Minister Ahmet

COPENHAGEN, 21 November 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori today welcomed the parliament of Mongolia as the newest country to join the Assembly. "I warmly congratulate you on Mongolia's accession to becoming the 57th State of the OSCE," Migliori wrote in a letter to Speaker Zandaakhuu Enkhbold of the Mongolian Parliament. "We also very much look forward to working with Mongolia, as we continue to address the many

Report released as refugee numbers in Turkey top 120,000 COPENHAGEN, 20 November 2012 – Parliaments and governments should co-ordinate refugee policies and find common ground to address the humanitarian crisis spreading from the violence in Syria, according to recommendations from a new report released today by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: A Special Report on the Impact of Syrian Refugees in Turkey and the OSCE

President Migliori in talks with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey. ANKARA, 20 November 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori continues meetings in Ankara today during a three-day visit aimed at increasing the international response to the Syrian refugee crisis and other challenges Turkey has been facing. In a meeting Monday night with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey, Migliori spoke about Turkey's