1110th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Address by the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom, the Rt Hon Baroness Anelay Of St Johns Dbe. Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion Of Gender Equality. Report by the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Argo Avakov. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1215 on the recommendation to adopt a decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the year 2018. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1216 on amending OSCE Staff Regulations. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1217 on the Theme, Agenda and Modalities for the 25th Economic and Environmental Forum. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Current developments in Turkey. Response to a statement made at the 1107th meeting of the Permanent Council on the human rights of detainees in the European Union. Response to a statement made at the 1101st meeting of the Permanent Council on the case of Mr. O. Kobilov in Uzbekistan. The so-called “Yarovaya Package” of amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation. The murder of journalist Mr. P. Sheremet in Kiev, Ukraine, on 20 July 2016. Twenty-fifth Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, held in Tbilisi from 1 to 5 July 2016. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Presidential elections in Moldova, to be held on 30 October 2016. Early parliamentary elections in Croatia, to be held on 11 September 2016.