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Photos of the Ministerial Council 2009

Greek Prime Minister and OSCE CiO George Papandreou is pictured on screen during the troika press conference of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, 2 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
Antonio Milososki, Foreign Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, speaks with the media during the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council, Athens, 2 December 2009.
© OSCE/Velimir Alic | Photo details
Ambassador Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan, Mongolia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE, addresses the plenary at the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council, Athens, 2 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
Ireland's Foreign Minister Micheal Martin addresses the plenary at the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council, Athens, 2 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries meet with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the sidelines of the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, 1 December 2009.
© OSCE/Susanna Lööf | Photo details
The ministers pose for a family photo at the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, 1 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg addresses the first plenary session of the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, 1 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
Greek Prime Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office George Papandreou (l), with President Karolos Papoulias (c) and Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas (r), addresses the opening of the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council, Athens, 1 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
Ian Cliff, Head of the UK delegation to the OSCE, addresses the plenary at the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council, Athens, 1 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Eva Biaudet is interviewed by a Kazakh journalist at the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, 1 December 2009.
© OSCE/Susanna Lööf | Photo details
Finland's Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb speaks to journalists at a press briefing during the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, 1 December 2009.
© OSCE/Susanna Lööf | Photo details
The venue of the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council, which takes place in Athens on 1-2 December 2009.
© OSCE/George Kontarinis | Photo details
Date Date:
1 December 2009
Source Source:
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