Formal opening and first plenary session during the16th OSCE (The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Ministerial Council held in Helsinki, Finland on 04 December 2008. Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of USA (L) and Per Stig Moller, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (R). 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/JUKKA UOTILA FINLAND OUT