OSCE Annual Report 1998
The Sixth Meeting of the Ministerial Council held on 18 and 19 December 1997 in Copenhagen took stock of the discussion on a Common and Comprehensive Security Model for Europe for the twenty first century. The participating States decided, among other things, on guidelines for an OSCE Document-Charter on European Security. The Ministerial Council emphasized in its decision that a politically binding Document-Charter should “take a further step with regard to standards and practices of OSCE participating States” and “serve the needs of our peoples in the new century by addressing risks and challenges to security, thus contributing to a common security space within the OSCE area”.
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