OSCE Annual Report 2000

Annual report on OSCE activities

In the period to which this Annual Report is dedicated, the Sixth OSCE Summit Meeting was held in Istanbul on 18-19 November 1999. At the Summit the Heads of State or Government of OSCE participating States discussed security in all its dimensions and assessed the risks and challenges to European security on the eve of the new millennium. Having stressed the need for the international community to develop co-ordinated responses to such challenges, participating States adopted the Charter for European Security. This pivotal document aims at improving the operational capabilities of the OSCE and through its Platform for Co-operative Security paves the way for further and more efficient co-operation between the OSCE and other international organizations and institutions. The work of the OSCE field Missions often depends on close interaction with major partners such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the EU and NATO. The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMIK) is an illustrative example of the importance of such an innovative partnership. In Istanbul, 30 OSCE participating States also signed the Agreement on Adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, adjusting the 1990 CFE Treaty to reflect the changes brought about by the ending of the Cold War.