Abbreviations
BTWC Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
BW Biological weapons
CFE Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
CIO Chairman-in-Office
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
CSCE Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
CW Chemical weapons
CWC Chemical Weapons Convention
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EIB European Investment Bank
EPS Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
FSC Forum for Security Co-operation
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
HCNM High Commissioner on National Minorities
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IOM International Organization for Migrations
JCC Joint Control Commission
JPLEF Joint Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Forces
MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime
NGO Non-governmental organization
NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty
ODIHR Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmemt
OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
PA Parliamentary Assembly
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees