OSCE releases Summary Report on Bishkek Conference on Security and Stability in Central Asia

VIENNA, 12 March 2002 - The OSCE released today a Summary Report on the Bishkek International Conference on Security and Stability in Central Asia, held on 13 and 14 December 2001 in Kyrgyzstan. This conference was co-sponsored by the OSCE and the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UN ODCCP).

The Summary Report contains on 218 pages, the speeches and interventions of the 300 conference participants (in English and Russian), as well as the main documents adopted in Bishkek, the Conference Declaration and the Programme of Action.

Formally known as the "Bishkek International Conference on Enhancing Security and Stability in Central Asia: Strengthening Comprehensive Efforts to Counter Terrorism", the international gathering was held to discuss comprehensive and concrete steps to prevent and counter terrorism, especially with regard to providing practical support to the five Central Asian OSCE participating States. The event was attended by representatives of more than 60 states and international organizations.