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OSCE Review Conference in Vienna 20 September - 1 October
VIENNA 19 September 1999
VIENNA, 9 September 1999 - On Monday, 20 September, the 1999 OSCE Review Conference will open at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna. The main purpose of the meeting is to review the entire range of OSCE activities, including implementation of OSCE commitments, in preparation of the OSCE Istanbul Summit (18-19 November). The Review Conference will continue in Istanbul 8 - 10 November and will be followed by the Summit Preparation Meeting.
Apart from representatives of OSCE participating States, the OSCE's Partners for Co-operation (Japan and the Republic of Korea) and Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia), participants will include representatives of other International Organizations (among others the UN, ICRC, Council of Europe) as well as NGOs from across the OSCE region.
There will be a press briefing on Monday morning before the formal opening of the Review Conference. Interested media representatives are also invited to attend the opening session of the meeting, which starts at 10:00.
PRESS BRIEFING
Place: Hofburg Congress Centre, Heldenplatz, Segmentgalerie I
With: Ambassador Kai Eide, Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council
For accreditation, please either bring your OSCE badge or a press identification card. Parking is available for press in the OSCE-reserved parking area in Platz in der Burg (not Heldenplatz) for those with clearly marked "Presse" signs.
Apart from representatives of OSCE participating States, the OSCE's Partners for Co-operation (Japan and the Republic of Korea) and Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia), participants will include representatives of other International Organizations (among others the UN, ICRC, Council of Europe) as well as NGOs from across the OSCE region.
There will be a press briefing on Monday morning before the formal opening of the Review Conference. Interested media representatives are also invited to attend the opening session of the meeting, which starts at 10:00.
PRESS BRIEFING
- Time: Monday, 20 September 1999, 09:30
Place: Hofburg Congress Centre, Heldenplatz, Segmentgalerie I
With: Ambassador Kai Eide, Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council
For accreditation, please either bring your OSCE badge or a press identification card. Parking is available for press in the OSCE-reserved parking area in Platz in der Burg (not Heldenplatz) for those with clearly marked "Presse" signs.