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Event archive
December 1999
Seminar
OSCE seminar focuses on environmental impact of conflicts
The two-day Seminar on the Environmental Impact of Conflicts and Rehabilitation Measures focused on direct, indirect and long-term environmental effects of conflict using examples from the Balkans, the Caucasus, Moldova and the…
November 1999
Summit
Istanbul Summit 1999
At the second OSCE summit, participating States agreed on fundamental conflict prevention and resolution roles for the Organization.
Conference
OSCE establishes Office in Baku
The OSCE Permanent Council agreed to establish an Office in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to promote the implementation of OSCE principles and commitments as well as to enhance co-operation by the Republic of Azerbaijan within the OSCE…
Conference
Forum for Security Co-operation adopts Vienna Document 1999
In an important step towards increased transparency in military matters among participating States, the Forum for Security Co-operation adopted the Vienna Document 1999, an amended version of the 1994 document.
October 1999
Conference
Russian Federation hands back Skrunda radar station to Latvia
The Russian Federation formerly handed back control over the territory of the former radar station in Skrunda to Latvia. Two days earlier, a team of OSCE experts inspecting the site confirmed that work on dismantling the station had been…
Training
First graduates of the Kosovo Police Service School complete training
The first 173 graduates of the UNMIK/OSCE Kosovo Police Service School completed their in-class training and were deployed in the field, working under the supervision of international police officers.
September 1999
Conference
Part I of the Vienna-Istanbul Review Conference
From 20 September to 1 October 1999, Vienna hosted the first of a two-part Review Conference. Istanbul hosted the second part from 8-10 November.
Conference
Article V negotiations resume in Vienna
Under the auspices of the OSCE, negotiations on regional stability in South-Eastern Europe resumed under Article V of Annex 1-B of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (the 'Dayton Peace Accords').
July 1999
Conference
OSCE establishes Office in Yerevan
The Permanent Council decided to establish an OSCE Office in Yerevan welcoming the willingness of the Government of the Republic of Armenia to intensify OSCE activities in the country.
Conference
Eighth Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The Parliamentary Assembly's Eighth Annual Session began in St. Petersburg, focusing on the theme "Common Security and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century".
Conference
OSCE establishes Mission in Kosovo
The OSCE Permanent Council decided to establish a Mission in Kosovo to take the lead role in matters relating to institution- and democracy-building, rule of law and human rights.
May 1999
Conference
7th Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum
The overall theme of the 7th Economic Forum was "Security Aspects in the Field of the Environment". The discussions focused on the following main subjects:
December 1998
Ministerial council
7th Ministerial Council
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…
November 1998
Conference
Chairman-in-Office visits the Caucasus
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, made a four-day trip to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan between 23 and 26 November, which led to the agreement to open OSCE offices in Yerevan (Armenia) and Baku…
October 1998
Conference
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 1998
The fourth Human Dimension Implementation Meeting was shorter and more focused than previous ones, while attracting the highest number of participants so far - over 700, including a large number of NGO representatives.
Conference
Kosovo Verification Mission set up
The OSCE Permanent Council authorized the immediate deployment of the Kosovo Verification Mission (KVM), following a UN Security Council Resolution endorsing its establishment.