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3rd Ministerial Council

When

14 December 1992 (All day) - 15 December 1992 (All day)

Where

Stockholm, Sweden

Organized by

Swedish OSCE Chairmanship
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.

At the third Ministerial Council in Stockholm, the Ministers discussed the aggression in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, the crises in parts of the former Yugoslavia and other regions, and the strategy and structure of the CSCE.

They considered the recommendations of the October Meeting on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes held in Geneva, reaffirming the importance of the commitment of all participating States' to settle their disputes peacefully.

In Stockholm, Max van der Stoel was appointed High Commissioner on National Minorities to strengthen the CSCE's capacity for early warning and preventive diplomacy and the post of Secretary General was created.

Final Decisions and Declarations

The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 3rd OSCE Ministerial Council in Stockholm:

  • Regional Issues
  • The CSCE as a Community of Values
  • High Commissioner on National Minorities
  • Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
  • The CSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and Non-Proliferation
  • Preventive diplomacy and peacekeeping
  • Evolution of CSCE structures and institutions
  • Improved co-operation and contacts with international organizations, in particular the United Nations
  • Integration of new participating Statesg
  • Admission of new participating States
  • Date and venue of the next Council Meeting
  • The Secretary General of the CSCE
  • Decision on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

The full texts of the decisions and declarations can be found in the Final Document of the 3rd OSCE Ministerial Council.