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1084th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

1084th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

1084th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

22 July 2024

In a significant step towards equality of women and men and the elimination of violence against women, Presidents of Women’s Fora and representatives of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have reached a consensus on the Principles for Political Engagement for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The Chairperson and several delegations expressed their condemnation of the assassination attempt that was perpetrated on 13 July 2024 on the former President of the United States of America, H.E. Mr. D. Trump, and offered their condolences to the family of the victim killed in the course of the attack. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 December 2023 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual Report of the Audit Committee. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Ten years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on 17 July 2014. Russia’s detention of OSCE officials as part of its war of aggression against Ukraine.

Sir Paul Lever is a British diplomat. He was the member of delegation of the United Kingdom to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) that negotiated the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, he was a head of the UK delegation to the talks in Helsinki in 1992. In this interview, concluded as a part of the project of the OSCE Documentation Centre in Prague, Sir Paul Lever describes the road that led from Helsinki to the negotiation of the Charter for a New Europe in Paris in 1990. He reflects on the significance of the Charter and its legacy for the present day. He spoke with former OSCE researcher-in-residence Jakub Csabay.

Ambassador Jerzy Maria Nowak is a Polish diplomat. He was a member of the Polish delegation that negotiated the Helsinki Final Act in 1975 and the Charter of Paris in 1990. In this interview, he describes the road that led from Helsinki to the negotiation of the Charter for a New Europe in Paris in 1990. He reflects on the significance of the Charter and its legacy for the present day. He spoke with former OSCE researcher in residence Jan Brodowski.

Ambassador Antonio Armellini was roving ambassador to the Conference on Security and Co- operation in Europe (CSCE) from 1990 to 1992. In this interview, he recalls the negotiations leading to the signing of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe in 1990 and reflects on the Charter’s legacy for the present day. He spoke with former OSCE researcher in residence Gian Lorenzo Zichi (PhD, University of Cagliari, Italy).

John J. Maresca is a former American diplomat who was closely involved in the preparations and negotiations leading to the 1975 Helsinki Final Act as deputy head of the United States (US) delegation to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) and was later head of the US delegation which negotiated the 1990 Charter of Paris for a New Europe. In this interview, concluded as a part of the project of the OSCE Documentation Centre in Prague, Ambassador Maresca describes the road that led from Helsinki to Paris. He reflects on the significance of the Paris Charter and its legacy for the present day. He spoke with Ida Manton, alumna of the Researcher-in-Residence programme and an expert supporting the implementation of the Living Memory Project.