Ministerial Council
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The Ministerial Council is the annual high-level meeting of foreign ministers from OSCE participating States that sets the organization’s political priorities and takes major decisions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministerial Council (OSCE) | 0 |
| CSCE Council of Ministers | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OSCE body
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annual high-level meeting ⓘ decision-making organ ⓘ |
| adopts |
decisions
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ministerial declarations ⓘ resolutions ⓘ statements ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
OSCE Ministerial Council
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surface form:
Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
OSCE Ministerial Council ⓘ |
| canTask |
OSCE institutions
ⓘ
OSCE Permanent Council ⓘ
surface form:
Permanent Council (OSCE)
|
| composedOf | foreign ministers of OSCE participating States ⓘ |
| convenesIn | host country selected from OSCE participating States ⓘ |
| convenesUnder | OSCE Chairperson-in-Office ⓘ |
| establishes | OSCE mandates ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
provide guidance to OSCE executive structures
ⓘ
review OSCE activities ⓘ set OSCE political priorities ⓘ take major political decisions for the OSCE ⓘ |
| hasLevel | high-level ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
foreign ministers
ⓘ
representatives of OSCE participating States ⓘ |
| hasScope | Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian area ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
economic and environmental dimension of security
ⓘ
human dimension of security ⓘ politico-military dimension of security ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Charter of Paris for a New Europe
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surface form:
OSCE Charter of Paris for a New Europe
|
| meetsAfter | Senior Council (OSCE) era ⓘ |
| meetsIn | different OSCE participating States on a rotating basis ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingStates | 57 ⓘ |
| oversees | implementation of OSCE commitments ⓘ |
| partOf | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ |
| predecessor |
CSCE Committee of Senior Officials
ⓘ
surface form:
CSCE Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs
|
| reportsTo | OSCE participating States ⓘ |
| sector |
conflict prevention
ⓘ
economic and environmental cooperation ⓘ human rights and democracy ⓘ international security ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
ⓘ
surface form:
OSCE Chairmanship
OSCE Secretariat ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | two days ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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mainDecisionMakingBody
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Ministerial Council
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this entity surface form:
CSCE Council of Ministers