tailieunhanh - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Ministerial Council

Prior to the 1990s, information and content was predominantly within the strict boundaries and control of individual states, whether through paper-based publications, audio-visual transmissions limited to a particular area or even through public demonstrations and debates. Much of the media content made available and the discussions it triggered remained confined within territorially defined areas. Today, however, information and content, with its digital transmission and widespread availability through the Internet, do not necessarily respect national rules or territorial boundaries. This dissolution of the “sovereignty” of content control, coupled with the globalization of information, comes along with an increased multilingualism observable in. | MC 12 .JOUR 2 7 December 2004 Original ENGLISH see Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Ministerial Council Sofia 2004 2nd DAY OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL 3rd PLENARY MEETING CLOSED 1. Date Tuesday 7 December 2004 Opened . Suspended . Resumed . Closed . 2. Chairperson . Dr. Dimitrij Rupel Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovenia . Dr. Solomon Passy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE 3. Subjects discussed Statements Decisions Agenda item 7 STATEMENTS BY HEADS OF DELEGATION continued Germany 54 04 United Kingdom 74 04 Romania 65 04 Russian Federation 61 04 United States of America 52 04 Canada 50 04 Armenia 59 04 Lithuania 75 04 Serbia and Montenegro 78 04 Monaco Slovakia 77 04 Italy 71 04 Estonia 56 04 Uzbekistan 46 04 Afghanistan Partner for Co-operation Japan Partner for Co-operation 66 04 Mongolia Partner for Co-operation Republic of Korea Partner for Co-operation 44 04 Thailand Partner for Co-operation 76 04 Algeria Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation Egypt Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation 73 03 Israel Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation Jordan Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation 18 04 Morocco Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation Tunisia Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation 45 04 Chairperson Slovenia Contributions by Council of Europe 55 04 MC12EJ02 MC 12 .JOUR 2 7 December 2004 - 2 - Agenda item 8 ADOPTION OF MINISTERIAL COUNCIL DOCUMENTS The Chairperson announced that Decision No. 1 04 1 04 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities the text of which is appended to this journal had been adopted by the Ministerial Council on 25 June 2004 through the silence procedure. The Ministerial Council adopted the Sofia Ministerial Statement on .