Alfredo Mantica (L), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy and Svein Bjornsson, Head of OSCE mission in Vienna at the formal opening and first plenary session during the 16th OSCE (The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Ministerial Council meeting held in Helsinki, Finland, on 04 December 2008. The OSCE Council is a meeting of representatives of the 56 member states, drawn mainly from Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, plus the United States and Canada. EPA/MAURI RATILAINEN FINLAND OUT