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27th OSCE Ministerial Council
Ministerial council
- Date:
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- Tirana; Online
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- Albanian OSCE Chairmanship
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- Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Chairpersonship
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The meeting, held annually, provides the Foreign Ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States an opportunity to review and assess the Organization’s activities and strengthen the dialogue on security issues in the OSCE area.
Due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time, the Ministerial Council was held via video teleconferencing (VTC).
Final Decisions and Declarations
The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council in Tirana:
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE Secretary General
- Decision on the appointment of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
- Decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the year 2023
- Decision on Preventing and Combating Corruption through Digitalization and Increased Transparency
- Decision on Prevention and Eradication of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Decision on the Time and Place of the Next Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
- Declaration on Strengthening Co-operation in Countering Transnational Organized Crime
- Declaration on Co-operation With the OSCE Asian Partners
- Ministerial Statement on the Negotiations on the Transdniestrian Settlement Process in the "5+2" Format
News releases:
- Time “to turn the corner” and emerge from the crisis in co-operation, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Rama at opening of Tirana Ministerial Council
- Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries
- Quality history education is crucial to fostering social cohesion, conclude participants at OSCE Ministerial Council side event
- We must support trafficking victims in times of crisis, especially women and children, urge participants at OSCE Ministerial Council event
- Follow on Twitter via #OSCEMC20 and @OSCE, and @AlMissionVienna
- Watch the recordings of the plenary sessions of the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council on the OSCE YouTube channel
- View all the pictures on Flickr