Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
The
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (
CSCE) was a key element of the
détente process during the
Cold War. Although it did not have the force of a
treaty, it recognized the boundaries of postwar Europe and established a mechanism for minimizing political and military tensions between East and West and improving
human rights in the
Communist Bloc. The first phase was the Meeting of Foreign Ministers in
Helsinki in 1973, the second negotiations held in
Geneva from 1973 to 1975, and the third the Helsinki summit in 1975. The final document was signed in Helsinki, Finland on August 1, 1975, by 33 European nations, the United States and Canada. It is often called the
Helsinki Agreement. In 1994, the
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was established as a successor to CSCE.
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