HELSINKI FINAL ACT PUBLISHED IN ARMENIAN
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| 19:00:38 | 02-09-2005 | Politics |
In connection with the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki
final act, on the initiative of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the Helsinki office in Armenia today the presentation of the
Armenian translation of the act took place. The Helsinki final act
was signed in 1975 and it is considered the OSCE starting point.
Meeting in Helsinki the Governments of 35 countries finished the summit
with the signing of the final act which put an end to the cold war and
contributed to the uniting of Europe. The act is a collection of 10
main principles which are followed by the OSCE member countries. In
1992 after declaring independence Armenia joined the OSCE. Now it
has 55 members.
According to the OSCE Yerevan office head Vladimir Pryakhin, the OSCE
contributed to the development of peace, stability and democracy in
its member countries.