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September 2020 Plenary Meetings of the Forum for Security Co-operation
This is a collection of documents of the September 2020 Forum for Security Co-operation plenary meetings.
956th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Security Dialogue on the Vienna Document 2011: “Vienna Document Modernization”: – Presentation by Colonel H. de Solages, Head of the Verification Agency of France; – Presentation by Brigadier General P. Braunstein, Head of the Verification Agency of Germany; – Presentation by Mr. K. Podbevsek, Associate Arms Control Officer, Conflict Prevention Centre, OSCE Secretariat (France, Annex 1; United States of America, Annex 2; Turkey, Annex 3; Armenia, Annex 4; Azerbaijan, Annex 5; Russian Federation, Annex 6). The FSC adopted Decision No. 4/20 on the updated best practice guide on deactivation of small arms and light weapons (Russian Federation, interpretative statement) (Chairperson of the Informal Group of Friends on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition, Latvia, Annex 7). Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 8).
955th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Security Dialogue on New Technologies: "Current Trends in the Development of Military Technology": – Presentation by Ambassador R. Bohn, Deputy Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control, Federal Foreign Office of Germany; – Presentation by Mr. F. Sauer, Senior Researcher, Head of Research, Metis Project on current and future strategic issues in international politics, Bundeswehr University Munich. Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 1, Annex 2). Military exercises “Caucasus 2020”, being conducted from 21 to 26 September 2020.
954th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Security Dialogue on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (SCA): “Twenty Years of the OSCE Documents on SALW and SCA – Twenty Years of Assistance Projects, Seen From a Donor’s and a Recipient’s Perspective”: – Presentation by Ms. J. Balfoort, Director for Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service; – Presentation by Ms. L. Mojsovska Petrova, Head of Department for Weapons, Explosives and Dangerous Substances, National Focal Point, National Commission for Small Arms and Light Weapons, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of North Macedonia; – Presentation by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje; – Presentation by Mr. M. Bleinroth, Permanent Mission of Germany to the OSCE, until August 2020 Head of the Division for Conventional Disarmament, Arms Control and CSBM in the German Federal Foreign Office (Azerbaijan, Annex 1; Armenia, Annex 2; Hungary, Annex 3; Montenegro, Annex 4; Russian Federation, Annex 5; Chairperson of the Informal Group of Friends on SALW and SCA (Latvia), Annex 6; FSC Co-ordinator for Assistance Projects on SALW and SCA (Austria), Annex 7; Serbia, Annex 8). Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 9). Temporary suspension by Serbia of its military activities with all partners for the next 6 months (Serbia, Annex 10).
953rd Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Niels Annen, Minister of State, German Federal Foreign Office (United States of America, Annex 1; Azerbaijan, Annex 2; Russian Federation, Annex 3).