Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Description: Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

In 1973 was created the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as a forum for political dialogue.

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) works on several areas: political, military, environmental, economic development, democratisation, counterterrorism actions, conflict prevention, human trafficking, and border management.

In the economic area, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) works on strength the regulatory frameworks, regional integration, transport networks, border crossing procedures, PPP (public-private partnerships) development, and the business climate improvement.

The Headquarters are in Vienna (Austria).

The main institutions of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are:

1. OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
2. High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)
3. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
4. OSCE Secretariat
5. Minsk Group

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) member countries are:

1- Europe:

1. The European Union (UE) countries are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom
2. The Non European Union countries are Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Holy See, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, San Marino, Turkey, and Ukraine

2- Asia: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

3- North America: Canada, the United States.

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is a multicivilisational institution (Christianity - Orthodox - Islamic - Buddhist).

1. Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor
2. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor
3. International North-South Transport Corridor (India-Russia)
4. China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor
5. Trans-Caspian Trade and Transit Corridor (Central Corridor)
6. Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
7. Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO)
8. China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor
9. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, Mongolia, China, North Korea)
10. Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
11. Pan-European Corridor II (Russia-Belarus-Poland-Germany)
12. Pan-European Corridor IX (Finland-Russia-Greece)