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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf OSCE body
annual high-level meeting
decision-making organ
adopts decisions
ministerial declarations
resolutions
statements
alsoKnownAs OSCE Ministerial Council
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
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

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OSCE Ministerial Council predecessor Ministerial Council
this entity surface form: CSCE Council of Ministers