28th OSCE Ministerial Council
When
2 December 2021 (All day) - 3 December 2021 (All day)
Where
Scandinavian XPO in Arlanda/Stockholm
Organized by
Swedish OSCE Chairpersonship
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.
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Final Decisions and Declarations
The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 28th OSCE Ministerial Council in Stockholm:
- Decision on 2021 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC)
- Decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the year 2025
- Decision on Strengthening co-operation to address the Challenges caused by Climate Change
- Decision on the Time and Place of the Next Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
- Ministerial Statement on the Negotiations on the Transdniestrian Settlement Process in the "5+2" Format
News releases:
- Conflict prevention at the core of the OSCE’s work, but must be further strengthened to face another decade, say participants at Ministerial Council side event (3 December)
- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde announces new OSCE commitments on climate (3 December)
- OSCE’s role in strengthening good security sector governance at the centre of Ministerial Council side event (3 December)
- The Ministerial Council is an opportunity to rebuild trust and common ground amongst us, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde says (2 December)
- Civil society groups present recommendations to OSCE and participating States ahead of Stockholm Ministerial Council (1 December)
- Follow on Twitter via #OSCEMC2021 and @OSCE, and @OSCE_ru
- Watch the recordings of the plenary sessions of the 28th OSCE Ministerial Council on the OSCE YouTube channel
- View all the pictures: bit.ly/OSCEMC21photos
Indicative programme
Thursday, 2 December 2021
08.20–09.30 Meet and greet
- Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde welcomes Heads of Delegation
10.00 Opening session/First plenary session
- Formal opening and adoption of the agenda
- Address by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
- Address by the President of the OSCE
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Report by the OSCE Secretary General
- Statements by Heads of Delegation
13.15 Family Photo
15.00-18.00 Second plenary session
- Statements by Heads of Delegations
Friday, 3 December 2021
10.00 Third plenary session
- Statements by Heads of Delegations
13.45 Closing session
- (tentative) Formal closure
14.30 Press conference
- Concluding press conference by:
- Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde,
- Incoming Chairman-in-Office, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau
- OSCE Secretary General, Helga Maria Schmid