1046th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson and several delegaitons expressed condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic crash of Germanwings flight 9525 in France. Germany thanked delegations for their expressions of condolence. Report by the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Dr. Halil Yurdakul Yiğitgüden. Update by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan. Update by the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1164 on the topic and dates of the Human Dimension Seminar in Warsaw. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1165 on the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the 2015 OSCE Asian Conference. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1166 on the dates of the 2015 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC). Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March 2015. The death penalty in Belarus. Arrests of suspects in connection with the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. The case against human rights defender Mr. A. Sarymsakov in Uzbekistan. Human rights concerns in Tajikistan. Situation in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Ceasefire violations along the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. Response to a statement made by the Russian Federation on the protection of children in the OSCE area at the 1045th plenary meeting of the Permanent Council. Growing manifestations of violent radicalism and aggressive nationalism in the Russian Federation. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Federal elections in Switzerland, to be held on 18 October 2015.