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OSCE

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abbreviation

  1. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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Ahead of this week's summit, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Lavrov would use the occasion to criticise the OSCE's "institutional crisis".

From BBC

Moscow has grown increasingly critical of the OSCE, which was set up to ease east-west tensions during the Cold War and aims to prevent conflict and manage crises in Europe.

From BBC

Belarus is a member of the OSCE, a top trans-Atlantic security and rights group, and its monitors have been the only international observers at Belarusian elections for decades.

From Seattle Times

A senior Kazakh official said that OSCE's noting of positive changes as well areas of concern was a "welcome encouragement" for the authorities to work towards greater democracy.

From Reuters

November 2001 - First parliamentary election, supervised by Europe's main security and rights watchdog, the OSCE, leads to formation of an all-party governing coalition.

From Reuters