OSCE Ministerial Council
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The OSCE Ministerial Council is the principal decision-making body of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe at the foreign minister level, where key political and security issues are negotiated and agreed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OSCE decision-making body
ⓘ
principal decision-making body of the OSCE at foreign minister level ⓘ |
| adopts | OSCE decisions by consensus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
ⓘ
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly ⓘ OSCE Permanent Council ⓘ OSCE Secretariat ⓘ |
| canEstablish | OSCE field operations ⓘ |
| canMandate | OSCE Chairperson-in-Office initiatives ⓘ |
| decisionMakingRule | consensus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflict prevention and resolution in the OSCE area
ⓘ
crisis management in the OSCE area ⓘ economic and environmental security ⓘ human dimension issues ⓘ politico-military security ⓘ post-conflict rehabilitation in the OSCE area ⓘ |
| hasMember | foreign ministers of OSCE participating States ⓘ |
| hasRole |
adopts decisions and resolutions
ⓘ
adopts political declarations ⓘ forum for political dialogue ⓘ negotiates key political issues ⓘ negotiates key security issues ⓘ principal decision-making body at the political level ⓘ provides guidance to OSCE executive structures ⓘ |
| language | English (working language among others) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Helsinki Accords
ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki Final Act framework
OSCE acquis ⓘ
surface form:
OSCE Charter for European Security
|
| meets | regularly ⓘ |
| meetsAtLevel | foreign ministers ⓘ |
| meetsIn | different OSCE participating States on a rotating basis ⓘ |
| oversees |
implementation of OSCE commitments
ⓘ
work of OSCE field operations ⓘ work of OSCE institutions ⓘ work of the OSCE Permanent Council ⓘ work of the OSCE Secretariat ⓘ |
| partOf | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ministerial Council
ⓘ
surface form:
CSCE Council of Ministers
|
| regionServed | OSCE area ⓘ |
| reportsTo | OSCE Heads of State or Government (Summit) when convened ⓘ |
| shortName | OSCE MC ⓘ |
| supports | implementation of OSCE Summit decisions ⓘ |
| topic |
European security architecture
ⓘ
arms control and confidence-building measures ⓘ counter-terrorism ⓘ democratization and human rights ⓘ economic connectivity and cooperation in the OSCE area ⓘ election observation and standards ⓘ rule of law in the OSCE region ⓘ tolerance and non-discrimination ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ministerial Council (OSCE)
subject surface form:
Ministerial Council (OSCE)
this entity surface form:
Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
subject surface form:
Permanent Council (OSCE)
subject surface form:
Permanent Council (OSCE)