FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation - Press service (P&C/P)

During his two-day visit to Skopje, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, congratulated the country on its progress toward Euro-Atlantic integration. He also encouraged authorities in Skopje to continue on this path of reforms.

The OSCE Chairman-in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, held talks in Tirana with President Alfred Moisiu, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj.

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed his condolences to the family of a French expert who was killed when a landmine exploded in Tajikistan on 19 April.

Concerned about current problems along the Transdniestrian section of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has instructed the Organization's Mission in Moldova to consult all parties with a view to finding a solution.

Belgian Chairman of OSCE expresses concern at the violent protests over the religious cartoons and calls for balance between freedom of expression and respect for religious and other beliefs

The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has offered his sincere condolences to the people of Kosovo and the family of President Ibrahim Rugova, on hearing the news of his death earlier today.

OSCE Chairman welcomes invitation to observe Belarus presidential election

The Belgian Foreign Minister, Karel De Gucht, fully aligns himself with the statement on the Iran nuclear issue released by the E3/EU on 12 January 2006.

Press Conference Belgian Chairmanship of OSCE 11th January 2006