COPENHAGEN, 9 February 2011 -- President of the OSCE PA Petros Efthymiou made the following statement regarding recent unrest in Egypt: "The ardour for democracy manifested by the people of Egypt provides an opportunity for real changes in the country, in the direction of strengthening democratic institutions and promoting democratic governance and social justice that shall culminate in free and fair elections. "We call for the cessation of

COPENHAGEN, 9 February 2011 -- President of the OSCE PA Petros Efthymiou made the following statement regarding recent unrest in Egypt: "The ardour for democracy manifested by the people of Egypt provides an opportunity for real changes in the country, in the direction of strengthening democratic institutions and promoting democratic governance and social justice that shall culminate in free and fair elections. "We call for the cessation of

COPENHAGEN, 9 February 2011 – The Portuguese government nominated on 2 February former OSCE PA President Joao Soares to serve as Secretary General of the OSCE. In nominating Soares, Foreign Minister Luis Amado mentioned the importance of the next Secretary General being a high level political appointment, a concept long promoted by the Parliamentary Assembly. “We believe that the role of the future Secretary General, supporting the

COPENHAGEN, 9 February 2011 – The Portuguese government nominated on 2 February former OSCE PA President Joao Soares to serve as Secretary General of the OSCE. In nominating Soares, Foreign Minister Luis Amado mentioned the importance of the next Secretary General being a high level political appointment, a concept long promoted by the Parliamentary Assembly. “We believe that the role of the future Secretary General, supporting the

COPENHAGEN, 7 February 2011 – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) today announced Neil Simon as the Assembly's Director of Communications. Mr. Simon brings more than a decade of journalism and public affairs experience to the organization having most recently served as the Communications Director for the U.S. Helsinki Commission based in Washington. He has been a part of several OSCE PA

COPENHAGEN, 7 February 2011 – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) today announced Neil Simon as the Assembly's Director of Communications. Mr. Simon brings more than a decade of journalism and public affairs experience to the organization having most recently served as the Communications Director for the U.S. Helsinki Commission based in Washington. He has been a part of several OSCE PA