VIENNA, 8 June 2015 – The significance of the Open Skies Treaty remains a vital instrument for confidence building and promoting the openness of military forces, said participants of the third Treaty Review Conference, which opened today in Vienna. The three-day meeting will review the functioning and implementation of the landmark Open Skies Treaty. The Treaty allows its State Parties to conduct peaceful aerial observations over each other’s territories. Opening the meeting, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Aleksandr Mikhnevich, in his address as Chairperson of the Conference, said that the Open Skies Treaty is one of the …read more
Source: OSCE