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OSCE launches video contest on civil society to mark anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain

VIENNA, 24 August 2009 - The OSCE launched a video contest today to highlight civil society initiatives in the OSCE area to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain.

Initiated and financed by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the OSCE, with the support of the Greek OSCE Chairmanship, the contest aims to raise awareness about the importance of civic participation and highlight positive examples of civil society in action.

The winners will get a trip to Vienna to attend high-profile events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain on 5 and 6 November. The winning short videos will be shown at a special exhibition on 5 November and showcased on the OSCE's YouTube channel and website.

The video contest - "Taking part - civil society initiatives in the OSCE area" - is open to all residents of the 56 OSCE participating States between the ages of 18 and 30. Students, journalists and civil society members are particularly encouraged to enter. The deadline for entries is 2 October.

Contest details can be found on the OSCE website: http://www.osce.org/item/39260.html.

For PDF attachments or links to sources of further information, please visit: http://www.osce.org/item/39261.html

Alternate Foreign Minister Droutsas on visit to the U.S.

(Washington/New York, 1-4 February 2010)

Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas will travel to Washington today and will meet on Tuesday, 2 February, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg.

During his stay in Washington, Mr. Droutsas will also meet (2 February 2010) with the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Howard Berman, and the Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, Senator Benjamin Cardin. On the evening of Tuesday, 2 February, he will participate in a roundtable discussion at the Brookings Institute.

On Wednesday, 3 February, Mr. Droutsas will hold meetings at the UN headquarters in New York and will speak at Columbia University.

On Thursday, 4 February, the Alternate Foreign Minister will meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, with whom he will discuss, among other things, developments in the Cyprus issue following the Secretary General’s visit to Cyprus, as well as the FYROM name issue.

Alternate FM Droutsas’ statements following his meetings with U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and Deputy Secretary Steinberg (Washington)

Alternate FM Droutsas’ statements following his meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (New York, 4 February 2010)

Alternate FM Droutsas’ interview with UN correspondents (New York, 4 February 2010)