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30th OSCE Ministerial Council
- Date:
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- Location:
- Sports Centre Boris Trajkovski, Skopje
- Organized by:
- OSCE 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia
- Series:
- Ministerial Council meetings
- Source:
- OSCE Chairpersonship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
About
The 30th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will take place 30 November - 1 December 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia.
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The annual meeting is an opportunity for the Foreign Ministers to review and assess the security situation in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian area, as well as the organization's work in all its fields of activity.
The annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States will be held at the invitation of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani.
Final Decisions and Declarations
The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 30th OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje:
- Decision on the Time and Place of the Next Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
- Decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the year 2024
- Decision on the Extension of the Appointment of the OSCE Secretary General
- Decision on the Extension of the Appointment of the Director of the Office For Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Decision on the Extension of the Appointment of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Decision on the Extension of the Appointment of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
News releases:
- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani announces Malta as 2024 Chairpersonship, extension of senior officials following 30th Ministerial Council (1 December)
- OSCE Chairpersonship and participating States highlight safety of women journalists at Ministerial Council side event (1 December)
- The impact of climate change on human security in focus at Ministerial Council side event (30 November)
- Civil society groups call for halt of war against Ukraine ahead of OSCE Ministerial Council (29 November)
Follow the 30th OSCE Ministerial Council:
- Follow on X via #OSCEMC2023 and @OSCE
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