OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev (r) listens as ODIHR Director Janez Lenarcic (2nd r) addresses a conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen Document, 10 June 2010. (OSCE/Frane Maroevic)
Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen addresses a conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen Document, 10 June 2010. (OSCE/Frane Maroevic)
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev addresses a conference in the Danish capital to mark the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen Document, 10 June 2010. (OSCE/Frane Maroevic)
From left: Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen; ODIHR Director Janez Lenarcic; and OSCE CiO, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, at a conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen Document, 10 June 2010. (OSCE/Frane Maroevic)
In 1990, the OSCE's participating States signed the Copenhagen Document, which introduced numerous new commitments in the areas of democratic elections, human rights, and the rule of law, among others. (OSCE/Curtis Budden)