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April 2008

Conference

High Commissioner Vollebaek to focus on inter-ethnic situation in Georgia

On 7-11 April, the HCNM will meet Georgia's leadership to discuss ways in which the High Commissioner could assist the Georgian authorities in promoting social integration in the multi-ethnic regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo-Kartli.
DateDateLocationLocation

Tbilisi and Sukhumi, Georgia

March 2008

Conference

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to visit Uzbekistan

In his meetings with the Foreign Minister, Acting Public Education Minister and national minorities, Mr. Vollebaek will seek information on Uzbekistan's efforts to promote harmony among various ethnic communities resident in the country.
DateDateLocationLocation

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Conference

OSCE Minorities Commissioner to meet Ukraine's leadership and national minority communities

On the first visit to Ukraine in his current capacity, High Commissioner Vollebaek will discuss with President Viktor Yushchenko, senior legislators and governmental officials the situation of national minorities in Ukraine.
DateDateLocationLocation

Kyiv and Simferopil, Ukraine

February 2008

Conference

High Commissioner Vollebaek to visit Hungary

The High Commissioner accepted the invitation of the Hungarian authorities to visit Budapest from 25 to 27 February 2008.
DateDateLocationLocation

Budapest, Hungary

Conference

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to address Parliamentary Assembly

The High Commissioner will deliver his inaugural statement to the Parliamentary Assembly's Seventh Winter Meeting in Vienna.
DateDateLocationLocation

Vienna, Austria

Conference

OSCE Minorities Commissioner to visit Romania

High Commissioner will visit Romania, where he will meet senior government officials, including the Foreign Minister, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, members of parliament and representatives of national minorities.
DateDateLocationLocation

Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, Romania

January 2008

Conference

OSCE High Commissioner to visit the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, will travel to Skopje and Tetovo for meetings with high-level officials, opposition leaders, civil society and national minority communities.
DateDateLocationLocation

Skopje and Tetovo

Conference

High Commissioner Vollebaek to visit Russia

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, will travel to Russia for meetings with government officials, lawmakers and non-governmental organizations.
DateDateLocationLocation

Moscow, Russian Federation

Conference

OSCE Minorities Commissioner to investigate inter-ethnic situation in Kosovo

High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, will discuss the situation of national minorities with Kosovo's newly-formed government and ethnic communities.
DateDateLocationLocation

Prishtine/Pristina, Kosovo

December 2007

Conference

High Commissioner Vollebaek to hold consultations in Helsinki

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, will visit Finland on 10-12 December 2007.
DateDateLocationLocation

Helsinki, Finland

November 2007

Conference

HCNM-sponsored meeting to focus on textbooks and curriculum for minority schools in Central Asia

The High Commissioner on National Minorities and Uzbekistan's Ministry of Public Education and Science will organize a meeting of the Working Group on Textbooks and Curriculum.
DateDateLocationLocation

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

October 2007

Conference

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to visit Georgia

The HCNM will meet senior government officials and visit the regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo-Kartli, mainly populated by Armenian and Azerbaijani minorities, to hold discussions with local authorities and national minority…
DateDateLocationLocation

Georgia

Conference

OSCE Minorities Commissioner to visit Kyrgyzstan

High Commissioner Knut Vollebaek will visit Bishkek and Osh for meetings with the country's leadership and national minority communities. His aim is to discuss the situation of minorities and ways in which he can help promote integration in…
DateDateLocationLocation

Bishkek-Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Conference

High Commissioner Vollebaek to pay visit to Kazakhstan

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek will discuss the situation of national minorities in Kazakhstan with the President, State Secretary, Foreign Minister and other high officials, as well as with Kazakhstan's ethnic…
DateDateLocationLocation

Almaty-Astana, Kazakhstan

September 2007

Conference

OSCE High Commissioner to visit Serbia and Kosovo

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, will discuss the situation of national minorities with authorities and ethnic communities in Serbia and Kosovo.
DateDateLocationLocation

Belgrade and Prishtine/Pristina

June 2007

Conference

Central Asian states to discuss joint initiatives on language teaching

The High Commissioner on National Minorities and Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Education and Science will organize a meeting of the Working Group on Language Teaching.
DateDateLocationLocation

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan