Summits / Ministerial Councils

15th OSCE Ministerial Council, Madrid, 29 and 30 November 2007

The 15th OSCE Ministerial Council opened on 29 November in Madrid. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

Photo gallery: Ministerial Council 2007

The 15th OSCE Ministerial Council opened on 29 November in Madrid. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

When: 29 November 2007

Press release, 30 November 2007: OSCE Ministers agree Chairmanship bids, greater engagement in Afghanistan

Press release, 29 November 2007: OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement on Nagorno-Karabakh

Press release, 29 November 2007: OSCE's 15th Ministerial Council begins in Madrid

Press release, 28 November 2007: OSCE Ministerial Council set to start in Madrid

The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. Convened in years when there is no OSCE Summit, it allows the Foreign Ministers of OSCE participating States to review and assess the activities of the Organization.

Spain holds the OSCE Chairmanship in 2007. This year's Ministerial Council took place in Madrid on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 November.