13th OSCE Ministerial Council Ljubljana
When
5 December 2005 (All day) - 6 December 2005 (All day)
Where
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Organized by
Slovenian OSCE Chairmanship
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel (left) with Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek (centre) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa at the opening of the 13th OSCE Ministerial Council in Ljubljana, 5 December 2005. (BOBO/Srdjan Zivulovic) Photo details
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 13th OSCE Ministerial Council in Ljubljana:
- Declaration on the 20th anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
- Statement on Georgia
- Statement on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Group
- Statement on the International Convention for the Suppression of acts of Nuclear Terrorism
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE Secretary General
- Decision on migration
- Decision on combating transnational organized crime
- Decision on enhancing legal co-operation in criminal matters to counter terrorism
- Decision on combating the threat of illicit drugs
- Decision on further measures to enhance container security
- Decision on supporting the effective implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
- Decision on the further efforts to implement the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition
- Decision on OSCE seminar on military doctrine
- Decision on tolerance and non-discrimination: promoting mutual respect and understanding
- Decision on the promotion of human rights education and training in the OSCE area
- Decision on upholding human rights and the rule of law in criminal justice systems
- Decision on combating trafficking in human beings
- Decision on women in conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation
- Decision on preventing and combating violence against women
- Decision on ensuring the highest standards of conduct and accountability of persons serving on international forces and missions
- Decision on strengthening the effectiveness of the OSCE
- Decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the year 2008
- Decision on the time and place of the next meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council