Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE enters into force
The Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was established in 1992 to settle disputes submitted to it by States Parties to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE.
Forum for Security Co-operation adopts document on non-proliferation and politico-military code of conduct
The CSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) adopted two significant documents: Principles Governing Non-Proliferation and the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security.
Vienna Document 1994 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
Expanding on earlier documents, the Forum for Security Co-operation's negotiations on confidence- and security-building measures introduced new thresholds for notification and observation, and new provisions on defence planning and military contacts.
Representative to Estonian Government Commission takes up post
The CSCE appointed Captain Uwe Mahrenholtz of Germany as Representative to the Estonian Expert Commission on Military Pensioners, which aims to protect the rights of Russian military pensioners in Estonia.
From 19-22 October, Secretary General Wilhelm Höynck met with Moldovan leaders on the first of a series of planned visits to CSCE Missions in the field.
Several proposals were made at the Budapest Review Conference, held from 10 October to 2 December in preparation for the Budapest Summit, which indicated the need to streamline CSCE mechanisms.
NGOs and CSCE meet to explore means of collaboration
The two-day seminar on Exploring the Potential for Collaboration by the CSCE and NGOs in Preventive Diplomacy offered an opportunity for informal discussions to develop dialogue and strengthen links between NGOs active in conflict prevention and the CSCE.
Human Dimension Seminar focuses on Roma in the CSCE region
The CSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, in co-operation with the Council of Europe, organized a human dimension seminar from 20-23 September focusing on Roma in the CSCE region.