18th OSCE Ministerial Council meeting ended

Vilnius, December 8 (AzerTAc). The 18th OSCE Ministerial Council meeting has wrapped up on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministers adopted a decision on further steps to increase the efficiency of the organization. The final document of the meeting also envisages settlement of protracted conflicts in the OSCE region, need to strengthen efforts towards settlement of existing conflicts by peaceful means. The Ministerial Council also adopted a decision on Mongolia`s joining the OSCE in 2014 and Serbia`s in 2015. The OSCE chairmanship will be transfered to Ireland in 2012.