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This week in OSCE history

  • Part I of the Vienna-Istanbul Review Conference
    From 20 September to 1 October 1999, Vienna hosted the first of a two-part Review Conference. Istanbul hosted the second part from 8-10 November.
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  • Article V negotiations resume in Vienna
    Under the auspices of the OSCE, negotiations on regional stability in South-Eastern Europe resumed under Article V of Annex 1-B of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (the 'Dayton Peace Accords').
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  • OSCE establishes Office in Yerevan
    The Permanent Council decided to establish an OSCE Office in Yerevan welcoming the willingness of the Government of the Republic of Armenia to intensify OSCE activities in the country.
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  • Eighth Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
    The Parliamentary Assembly's Eighth Annual Session began in St. Petersburg, focusing on the theme "Common Security and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century".
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  • OSCE establishes Mission in Kosovo
    The OSCE Permanent Council decided to establish a Mission in Kosovo to take the lead role in matters relating to institution- and democracy-building, rule of law and human rights.
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  • 7th Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum
    The overall theme of the 7th Economic Forum was "Security Aspects in the Field of the Environment". The discussions focused on the following main subjects:
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  • 7th Ministerial Council
    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.
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  • Chairman-in-Office visits the Caucasus
    OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, made a four-day trip to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan between 23 and 26 November, which led to the agreement to open OSCE offices in Yerevan (Armenia) and Baku (Azerbaijan).
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