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 activities and strengthen the dialogue on security issues in the OSCE area.
The November 1995 Human Dimension Seminar, held by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, focused on the rule of law, including its constitutional foundations, implementation and practical measures.
Meeting highlights role of trans-European infrastructure projects for stability and co-operation in Black Sea region
The meeting in Sofia on the Black Sea region highlighted existing infrastructure projects, possible measures to accelerate their implementation, the role of cross-border co-operation and the identification of possible steps to overcome economic problems.
Bucharest hosted a three-day Seminar on Tourism, which focused on the development and diversification of the tourist industry, tourist potential in countries in transition and tourism as a means to foster human and cultural exchanges.
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia admitted to OSCE
The OSCE Permanent Council admitted the country into the Organization as a full participating State, with the decision coming into effect two days later.
Rehabilitating the environment discussed in Tashkent
At a five-day Seminar on Rehabilitating the Environment, participants representing Central Asian States gave a detailed picture of the environmental challenges they faced.
A fact-finding mission set off for Croatia to look at possible OSCE contributions, to examine the need to establish a long-term mission, and to recommend concrete forms of co-operation with other international organizations in the country.
The second Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, held in Warsaw from 2-19 October, reviewed mechanisms and procedures for monitoring compliance with existing human dimension commitments.