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Event archive
August 1995
Conference
Letter by the High Commissioner on National Minorities to Slovakia
High Commissioner Max van der Stoel sent a letter to Slovakia's Foreign Minister, Juraj Schenk, in which he put forth his ideas on the concept of alternative education for linguistically mixed regions.
Conference
Chairman-in-Office appoints Personal Representative on the Conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO) appointed a Personal Representative on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference.
July 1995
Conference
Agreement to end hostilities signed at OSCE office in Chechnya
At the headquarters of the OSCE Assistance Group in Grozny, Russian officials and Chechen representatives signed an agreement to end hostilities in Chechnya.
Seminar
Seminar on Twenty Years of the Helsinki Final Act - Towards a new European Security Model
A seminar organized by the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.
Conference
OSCE Troika meeting
The OSCE Troika in 1995 - the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Hungary and Switzerland - held their second meeting.
Conference
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns Bosnian Serb takeover in Srebrenica
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Hungarian Foreign Minister László Kovács, condemned the Bosnian Serb takeover in Srebrenica, which began on 11 July.
June 1995
Conference
3rd Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum
During the discussions held at the 3rd Meeting of the Economic Forum, the following ideas were highlighted:
Conference
Event stream
December 1994
Summit
Budapest Summit 1994
The Budapest Summit 1994 marks the transition from the CSCE to the OSCE, reflecting the institutionalization of the conference process.
Conference
Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE enters into force
The Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was established in 1992 to settle disputes submitted to it by States Parties to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE.
Conference
Forum for Security Co-operation adopts document on non-proliferation and politico-military code of conduct
The CSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) adopted two significant documents: Principles Governing Non-Proliferation and the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security.
November 1994
Conference
Vienna Document 1994 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
Expanding on earlier documents, the Forum for Security Co-operation's negotiations on confidence- and security-building measures introduced new thresholds for notification and observation, and new provisions on defence planning and military…
Conference
Representative to Estonian Government Commission takes up post
The CSCE appointed Captain Uwe Mahrenholtz of Germany as Representative to the Estonian Expert Commission on Military Pensioners, which aims to protect the rights of Russian military pensioners in Estonia.
October 1994
Conference
Secretary General visits Moldova
From 19-22 October, Secretary General Wilhelm Höynck met with Moldovan leaders on the first of a series of planned visits to CSCE Missions in the field.
Conference
Budapest Review Conference
Several proposals were made at the Budapest Review Conference, held from 10 October to 2 December in preparation for the Budapest Summit, which indicated the need to streamline CSCE mechanisms.
September 1994
Seminar
NGOs and CSCE meet to explore means of collaboration
The two-day seminar on Exploring the Potential for Collaboration by the CSCE and NGOs in Preventive Diplomacy offered an opportunity for informal discussions to develop dialogue and strengthen links between NGOs active in conflict…