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European security, Georgia top agenda of Helsinki Ministerial Council, says OSCE Chairman-in-Office

OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, at a news conference before the start of the 16th OSCE Ministerial Council, in Helsinki 3 December 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

HELSINKI, 3 December 2008 - Some 50 foreign ministers will be at the OSCE Ministerial Council, underscoring the importance of talks on European security and protracted conflicts taking place here, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Alexander Stubb said today...

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OSCE Minorities Commissioner seeks stable solution to plight of Meskhetians

Mamuka Khutsishvili (l) and Osman Mehriev-Kuradze are ethnic Meshketians who have returned to the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Georgia, 9 July 2008. The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities is working to facilitate the return of the Meshketians. (OSCE/Pavlo Byalyk)

Abkhazia and South Ossetia continue to be at the centre of international attention. Another issue in Georgia, which the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities is focusing on, is the return of Meskhetians deported by Stalin to their homeland.

Teaching fire safety to Kosovo's children

Fireman Bajram Rexhepi helps a child try on a firefighter's uniform, 10 October 2008. (OSCE/Hasan Sopa)

The OSCE is helping youngsters in Kosovo learn how to act in the event of a fire and how to prevent one from occurring in the first place.

OSCE Mission to Serbia gives Novi Pazar's youth a voice in fighting corruption

A billboard in Novi Pazar calling on citizens to help stop corruption, part of a campaign supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, 22 October 2008. (OSCE/Rasa Nedeljkov)

Corruption can make life tough for hard-working citizens - especially for young people. A project by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in Novi Pazar aims to get them involved in tackling the problem.

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The Helsinki Fair Centre will be the venue for the 16th OSCE Ministerial Council on 4-5 December 2008. (The Finnish Fair Corporation)

The Helsinki Fair Centre will be the venue for the 16th OSCE Ministerial Council on 4-5 December 2008. (The Finnish Fair Corporation)

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