Cooperative Security Environment with focus on Arms Control Pillar

Lt Col Stefan MIENE, DE, Programme Manager for Cooperative Security Environment with focus on Arms Control Pillar

Lt Col Zoltán VÖLGYI, HU, Subject Matter Expert on Arms Control Treaties

Lt Col Konstantinos ALEXOPOULOS, GR, Subject Matter Expert on Arms Control Treaties

Maj Sulo MUSTAFARAJ, AL, Subject Matter Expert on Arms Control Treaties

From the very beginning in 2000 RACVIAC has devoted constant efforts to improving and maintaining the standards indispensable for the full implementation of Arms Control agreements, conventions and treaties concluded by the states of the SEE region, such as the Dayton Peace Agreement, the Vienna Document 99, the Treaty on Open Skies, The Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe, Ottawa Convention on Anti - Personnel Mines and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).


Vienna Document 99 - Compliance and Verification Course, Budapest, 04 - 08 April 2011		Oslo Convention – Workshop on Cluster Munitions, 23 - 26 May 2011		Dayton article 4IV –Orientation Course, 09 - 13 May 2011

To accomplish this, its Cooperative Security Environment with focus on Arms Control Pillar serves as an international forum for the training of verification and other personnel involved in the implementation process. The Pillar plans and conducts training courses that contribute to a common understanding of the existing agreements to which the countries of the region are signatories. Furthermore, the CSE Pillar provides assistance and information to support the countries in their preparation for possible accession to other Arms Control agreements.

The Training Courses aim to:

To provide better understanding of the existing treaties and agreements;
To promote the real spirit of these agreements, which is building confidence and enhancing security;
To harmonize methods and raise standards of the actual implementation of the treaties and agreements;
To promote transparency, friendship, cooperation and confidence among the Signatory Parties, thus enhancing stability and security in the SEE region.