Joint Statement to Supplement the Framework for Cooperation and Coordination between the United Nations Secretariat and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE), assisted or represented as appropriate by the Secretary-General of the OSCE and Heads of Institutions of the OSCE, building on over two decades of mutually-beneficial cooperation since the signing of the Framework for Cooperation and Coordination on 26 May 1993, and desirous of continuing and further strengthening the cooperation and coordination between the United Nations Secretariat and the OSCE in all areas of mutual interest, in particular those relating to the maintenance of international peace and security, the promotion of respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.