Event archive

Established during the Helsinki Summit in July 1992 to discuss and make decisions on military aspects of security in the OSCE area, the Forum for Security Co-operation held its first meeting.

The CSCE deployed its first Missions of Long Duration in Kosovo, Sandjak and Vojvodina, as called for by the Committee of Senior Officials' decision of 14 August 1992.

The CSO decided to set up Missions of Long Duration in Kosovo, Sandjak and Vojvodina, which would have the following tasks:

The Chairman-in-Office welcomed the representative of Japan, who - in accordance with the Helsinki Document 1992 - was attending the Committee's regular meeting for the first time.

After the conclusion of the CFE Treaty (5 June 1992), new negotiations were launched regarding the personnel strength of armed forces. They led to the CFE-1A agreement.

At the Helsinki Summit, Heads of State or Government welcomed the signature of the Treaty on Open Skies by 26 participating States and adopted the Declaration on the Treaty on Open Skies, which can be found in the Summit document The…

At the 13th meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials, participating States suspended Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) from the CSCE, barring it from participating in the 9 July 1992 Helsinki Summit.

At its First Annual Session, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly accepted the Danish Parliament's invitation to establish an International Secretariat in Copenhagen. Denmark agreed to provide full international diplomatic status, privileges and…

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…

At the second additional meeting on the situation in Yugoslavia, the Committee of Senior Officials adopted a statement on the ceasefire in Yugoslavia agreed in Belgrade in September, but added that it was greatly disturbed by the continuing…