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This agenda can be adapted based on the length of the meeting, participants’ familiar- ity with each other, their past experiences of working together and the specific needs of the coalition.
The Meeting was preceded by a working session of the Steering Group on the Yugoslav crisis of 11 participating States established at the 13th Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials on 8 July 1992.
We fully support the autonomous institutions and the OSCE field presences, from the Western Balkans to Central Asia, play a crucial role in ensuring the implementation of the OSCE commitments. Mr Chairman, dear friends, The OSCE is the world's largest regional security organisation.
OSCE agreements, such as the Vienna Document, help to promote military transparency, and election observation missions have advanced democratic reforms in several countries. OSCE headquarters in Vienna. This briefing complements an earlier EPRS briefing on the OSCE, from September 2018.
After the fall of the USSR, the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) became an organisation focusing mainly on soft security (elections, peace processes, and protection of minorities).
Selected OSCE institutions and structures include: Summits: Comprising the heads of state or government of the OSCE participating States, set priorities and provide political orientation at the highest level. Review Conferences: Provide for review of implementation of all OSCE commitments by all OSCE participating States.
Since the establishment of the OSCE (originally the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, CSCE) through the signature of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, the organisation pursues a comprehensive concept of security in a cross-dimensional approach.
