Forum for Security Co-operation

Mandate

Meeting of the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs in Helsinki, March 1992. (OSCE)
Meeting of the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs in Helsinki, March 1992. (OSCE)

The initial mandate of the Forum for Security Co-operation was agreed in the Helsinki Document 1992 that also established the Forum. Over years, the tasks of the Forum have grown and expanded to deal with a wide range of politico-military issues ranging from traditional security between and within states, to addressing transnational threats such as the trafficking of weapons, including weapons of mass destruction (WMD), terrorism and cyber security.

The Forum’s main tasks include:

  • regular consultations and intensive co-operation on military security matters;
  • negotiations on confidence- and security-building measures;
  • further reduction of the risks of conflict, and
  • the implementation of agreed measures.