The 16th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will be held at the Helsinki Fair Centre on 4-5 December. Finland holds the OSCE Chairmanship in 2008.
Live webcasts will be available on the following events:
Wednesday, 3 December, at 17.00:
Press briefing by the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship
Thursday, 4 December, at 08.45-10.00:
Arrival of the heads of delegation
Thursday, 4 December, at 10.00:
Formal opening addressed by Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland; Alexander Stubb, Chairman-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Joao Soares, President of the Parliamentary Assembly; and Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, OSCE Secretary General
Thursday, 4 December, at 14.50:
Family Photo
Thursday, 4 December, at 15.00:
Press Conference by Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb
Thursday, 4 December, at 15.30:
Second Plenary Session
Friday, 5 December, at 9.30:
Third Plenary Session
Third Plenary Session - Statement by Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia
Third Plenary Session - Continuation
Closing statement by Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland
Formal Closure by Alexander Stubb, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Friday, 5 December, at 15.30:
Press Conference by the OSCE Troika
Friday, 5 December, at 16.00:
Press Conference by Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb with the Finnish media
Additional information: formin.finland.fi/osce, www.osce.org
