1108th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Prior to taking up agenda item 2, the Netherlands called to mind the 298 victims of the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which occurred on 17 July 2014 (Australia, Partner for Co-operation, Annex). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1213 on the dates and agenda of the 2016 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (Russian Federation, interpretative statement). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1214 on the agenda and organizational modalities of the 2016 OSCE Mediterranean Conference. Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, H.E. Sebastian Kurz. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Nina Suomalainen. 2015 Annual Report by the Secretary General on the Implementation of OSCE Recruitment Policies. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Peaceful protests and the ensuring of constitutional policing in the United States of America. Police violence in the United States of America. Response to a statement made at the 1104th meeting of the Permanent Council on the rights of migrants in the United States of America. 21st anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Legislation restricting the rights to freedom of speech, assembly and religion in the Russian Federation. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Montenegro, to be held on 16 October 2016. Parliamentary elections in Mongolia, held on 29 June 2016. Rerun of the Austrian presidential election, to be held on 2 October 2016.