OSCE agrees guidelines

Copenhagen - North American and European nations skirted Russian opposition to the expansion of NATO yesterday when they set …

Copenhagen - North American and European nations skirted Russian opposition to the expansion of NATO yesterday when they set guidelines for a European security charter for the 21st century. Foreign Ministers of the 54-nation Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) agreed the guidelines in a drive to seek a larger role for a group often faulted for lacking clout.

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