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This week in OSCE history

  • Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia sign the Helsinki Final Act
    Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia signed the CSCE Final Act, also known as the Helsinki Accords, bringing the number of participating States to 37.
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  • Additional Ministerial Meeting held in Moscow
    Held under the framework of the third Human Dimension Conference, the Ministers' meeting in Moscow produced the 1991 Moscow Document, a landmark in the evolution of the OSCE's human dimension commitments.
    Ministerial council
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  • Committee of Senior Officials discusses situation in Yugoslavia
    At the second additional meeting on the situation in Yugoslavia, the Committee of Senior Officials adopted a statement on the ceasefire in Yugoslavia agreed in Belgrade in September, but added that it was greatly disturbed by the continuing loss of life.
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  • Second day of the First Additional Meeting to the Emergency Meeting of the CSO on consultation and co-operation in an urgent situation regarding Yugoslavia
    On the second day of the additional meeting, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) adopted two decisions.
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  • 1st Additional Meeting to the Emergency Meeting of the CSO on consultation and co-operation in an urgent situation regarding Yugoslavia
    During this first additional meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials, participating States expressed their serious concern for the loss of human lives since its urgent appeal for a ceasefire on 3 July.
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  • First Emergency Meeting of the CSO on consultation and co-operation in an urgent situation regarding Yugoslavia
    At the First Emergency Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials, participating States adopted an urgent appeal for a ceasefire in Yugoslavia, stressing the importance of an immediate and complete cessation of hostilities by all parties involved.
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  • Meeting of Experts on National Minorities
    As called for in the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, representatives of CSCE participating States discussed the issues and rights of national minorities in Geneva from 1 to 19 July.
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  • 1st Meeting of the CSCE Council of Ministers
    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.
    Ministerial council
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