European security, Georgia top agenda of Helsinki Ministerial Council, says OSCE Chairman-in-Office

03.12.08 - 18:50 ... source : OSCE

... Share Subscribe Print HELSINKI, 3 December 2008 - Some 50 foreign ministers will be at the 4-5 December OSCE Ministerial Council in Helsinki, underscoring the importance of talks on European security and the region's protracted conflicts that will take place here, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb said today. Speaking at a news conference ahead of tomorrow's start of the Ministerial Council, Stubb said the 2008 Finnish OSCE Chairmanship and the Helsinki meeting were not "business as usual". "For the first time in the history of the OSCE we have 50 ministers present here," he said, adding that the importance of the meeting was also evidenced by the 67 delegations, more than 1,200 delegates and 300 accredited journalists who are scheduled to attend. "I am looking forward to an eventful, exciting foreign ministers' meeting here in H ...» Next (HTML)