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16th OSCE Ministerial Council

Ministerial council

Date:: 4 - 5 December 2008
Location:: Helsinki, Finland
Organized by:: Finnish OSCE Chairmanship
Series:: Ministerial Council meetings
Source:: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Chairpersonship

Final Decisions and Declarations

The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 16th OSCE Ministerial Council in Helsinki:

Decision on the appointment of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Decision on the reappointment of the OSCE Secretary General
Decision on the periods of service of the OSCE Secretary General
Decision on the strengthening the legal framework of the OSCE
Decision on enhancing criminal justice responses to trafficking in human beings through a comprehensive approach
Decision on enhancing OSCE efforts to implement the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area
Decision on further strengthening the rule of law in the OSCE area
Decision on the OSCE contribution to the implementation phase of the Alliance of Civilizations initiative
Decision on the follow-up to the Sixteenth Economic and Environmental Forum on Maritime and Inland Waterways Co-operation
Decision on further promoting the OSCE’S action in countering terrorism
Decision on small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition
Decision on the time and place of the next meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
Decision on issues relevant to the Forum for Security Co-operation
Decision on Forwarding of a Draft Agenda to the Ministerial Council
Decision on the Recommendation to the Ministerial Council to Adopt a Decision on the Periods of Service of the OSCE Secretary General
Decision on Forwarding of Draft of Documents to the Ministerial Council
Ministerial Declaration on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Ministerial Declaration on the 60th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Ministerial Statement
Joint declaration of the Foreign Ministers and Deputy Minister of France, Russia and the United States on Nagorno-Karabakh

News releases

Photos

Sights of Finland

Delegates' Handbook

19 November 2008

Media Guide

19 November 2008

Statement / speech

Final Document

Ministerial Councils