The chairmanship will be carried out in an online mode against the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic. It will last until 30 August 2020.

The Forum for Security Cooperation is one of the OSCE’s main decision-making bodies in charge of the politico-military dimension of the Organization. Since its establishment in 1992, the Forum has adopted a number of important documents in different spheres, such as confidence and security building, exchange of military information, civilian control over the armed forces, prevention of trafficking of small arms and lights weapons and conventional ammunition, principles governing arms transfers and non-proliferation of WMD. The Forum is the main body, where participating States adopt decisions on the implementation and modernization of confidence and security building measures in the OSCE region, conventional arms control, on top of serving as a platform for negotiations and consultations on mitigation of risks leading to conflict, and implementation by participating States of their commitments in the politico-military dimension. From 2014 to 2020, the delegations of participating States, during weekly plenary sessions of the Forum, upon an initiative of Ukraine, have been discussing and condemning blatant violations by Russia of fundamental OSCE norms, principles and international law.

The Ukrainian Chairmanship will focus the attention of participating States on the need to restore full and faithful implementation of fundamental OSCE principles, commitments and norms of international law, as well as the importance of continued work on the implementation and modernization of the politico-military toolbox of the Organization, especially in light of the new challenges and threats and the rapid technological development in the military domain. Priority issues for consideration at the FSC plenary sessions will include: modern challenges to regional and international security, notably hybrid threats, militarization and impediment of shipping in the Azov and Black Sea region, as well as a number of topics within the mandate of the Forum, such as small arms and light weapons, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution for the maintenance of peace and security.