26th OSCE Ministerial Council
When
5 December 2019 (All day) - 6 December 2019 (All day)
Where
Incheba Expo, Bratislava
Organized by
Slovak OSCE Chairmanship
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.
Final Decisions and Declarations
The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava:
- Decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the Years 2021 and 2022
- Decision on Renaming the Contact Group with the Asian Partners for Co-operation and the Contact Group with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation
- Decision on Time and Place of the Next Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
- Commemorative Declaration on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
- Ministerial Statement on the Negotiations on the Transdniestrian Settlement Process in the "5+2" Format
News releases:
- Civil society recommendations presented to OSCE executive structures, institutions ahead of Bratislava Ministerial Council
- OSCE Chair Lajčák kicks off 26th Ministerial Council with his ‘Bratislava Appeal’; calls for increased flexibility and willingness to compromise
- Effective multilateralism can support conflict resolution and prevention, build a safer future for people, OSCE Chair Lajčák tells Ministerial Council
- OSCE heads launch virtual centre for the protection of critical energy infrastructure; stress that co-operation in this area vital for a safer future
- OSCE and INTERPOL discuss ways to strengthen co-operation in countering transnational threats
- OSCE launches Toolkit on Inclusion of Women and Effective Peace Processes
- Monaco Minister of Foreign Affairs, OSCE Secretary General sign agreement on project Combating Human Trafficking along Mediterranean Migration Routes
- OSCE 2019 co-chairing of ICAT shows effectiveness of multilateralism in action
- Impact of OSCE projects aimed at non-proliferation of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition discussed at OSCE event
- Young people convey their perspectives for a safer future to Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák and Albanian 2020 Chair at the OSCE Ministerial Council
- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák closes Bratislava Ministerial Council with plea for more political will, dialogue and diplomacy
- Follow on Twitter via #OSCEMC19 and @OSCE, and @OSCE_ru
- Watch the recordings of the plenary sessions of the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council on the OSCE YouTube channel
- View all the pictures on Flickr
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