Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

American  

noun

1. an agreement signed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1975, by 35 countries including the U.S. and the Soviet Union, that promotes human rights as well as cooperation in economic, social, and cultural progress. CSCE

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Example Sentences

A major achievement, ridiculed at the time, was the intensive, months-long effort to negotiate positions in preparation for the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2021

In 1975, Ford attended the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, where 35 nations signed an agreement pledging to increase the movement of people and information across borders.

From Time • Sep. 19, 2016

Second, at the U.N. last week, Genscher set out his hopes for the 35-nation Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

He also paid tribute to the 35-member Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe for seeking to sort out the complications created by eased East-West tensions.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, a 35-member body that includes the two superpowers, has met periodically since it produced the 1975 Helsinki agreement, which ratified postwar borders and set minimum human-rights standards.

From Time Magazine Archive