COPENHAGEN, 12 October 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou issued the following statement today upon hearing the announcement of a seven-year prison sentence for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko: "The sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison is a cause for deep concern. With allegations that the case was politically motivated and that her lawyers were unable to mount an adequate defence,

COPENHAGEN, 12 October 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou issued the following statement today upon hearing the announcement of a seven-year prison sentence for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko: "The sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison is a cause for deep concern. With allegations that the case was politically motivated and that her lawyers were unable to mount an adequate defence,

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, 9 October 2011 – Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today called for closer co-operation with Mediterranean countries to promote democratic transition and strengthen international engagement in the region. Speaking at a Mediterranean Forum with representatives from Algeria, Israel, Jordon, Morocco, and Tunisia and more than 200 parliamentarians from across the 56-country OSCE region, Assembly President Petros

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, 9 October 2011 – Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today called for closer co-operation with Mediterranean countries to promote democratic transition and strengthen international engagement in the region. Speaking at a Mediterranean Forum with representatives from Algeria, Israel, Jordon, Morocco, and Tunisia and more than 200 parliamentarians from across the 56-country OSCE region, Assembly President Petros

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, 7 October 2011 – President Petros Efthymiou and political leaders of Croatia, speaking today at the opening of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Fall Meetings, held up the progress in South East Europe as an example of successful growth that can come from international co-operation. “This region is now showing freedom, security and prosperity are not values that stop at any borders,” said President Efthymiou. “They are the

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, 7 October 2011 – President Petros Efthymiou and political leaders of Croatia, speaking today at the opening of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Fall Meetings, held up the progress in South East Europe as an example of successful growth that can come from international co-operation. “This region is now showing freedom, security and prosperity are not values that stop at any borders,” said President Efthymiou. “They are the