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 Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) held a seminar on free media, focusing on topics such as the political climate that encourages free media, journalistic freedom and responsibility, and free media and the free market.
CSCE granted observer status in the UN General Assembly
The United Nations granted the CSCE observer status at its General Assembly following the agreement of a framework for co-operation and co-ordination signed in May of the same year.
The first of its kind, the Warsaw meeting reviewed the then 53 participating States' implementation of the full range of OSCE Human Dimension commitments from 27 September to 15 October.
Understanding on the CSCE Mission to Moldova's activity in the Transdniestrian region
An understanding on the CSCE Mission to Moldova's activity in the Transdniestrian region of the Republic of Moldova took effect through an exchange of letters between the Head of Mission and the Transdniestrian leader. The Mission opened a branch office in the left-bank city of Tiraspol on 13 February 1995.
High Commissioner on National Minorities remarks to the Meeting of Romania's Council for National Minorities
The High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel, addressed the Meeting of Romania's Council for National Minorities, where he referred to the significance of the 1990 Copenhagen Document for the Council's work.
2nd Annual Session of the CSCE Parliamentary Assembly
At its Second Annual Session, the CSCE Parliamentary Assembly urged the Council of Ministers to pursue a more active policy, particularly by adopting the following working principles: