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April 2021 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council
This is a collection of documents of the April 2021 Permanent Council plenary meetings.
1311th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, Ambassador Valeriu Chiveri. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. World Press Freedom Day, to be observed on 3 May 2021 (Lithuania, Annex 1; Latvia, Annex 2; Germany, Annex 3; France, Annex 4; Netherlands, Annex 5; United States of America, Annex 6). Recommendations made at the 81st special joint meeting of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation on 14 April 2021 for stabilizing the situation and halting activities of the Russian Federation that give rise to concern (Russian Federation, Annex 7). Seven years of the mass murder in Odessa on 2 May 2014. Presentation of a thematic report on the OSCE’s efforts to prevent labour exploitation in its supply chains. 27th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Andorra on 21 April 2021.
Update by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Heidi Grau. Report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Yaşar Halit Çevik. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1; Turkey, Annex 2). Earth Day, observed on 22 April 2021. Repression of the media in Latvia (Latvia, Annex 3). Violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Estonia. Freedom of the media in the Russian Federation. Concerns relating to the detention of Mr. A. Navalny (Germany, Annex 4). Addressing racism, xenophobia, intolerance and discrimination during the post-pandemic recovery. Referendum on the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, held on 11 April 2021.
Report by the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Mr. Matteo Mecacci (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Turkey, Annex 2; Holy See, Annex 3; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 4). Address by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, H.E. Mr. Lasha Darsalia. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 5). Violations of freedom of assembly in some Western European States and in the United States of America (Germany, Annex 6; Netherlands, Annex 7; Belgium, Annex 8; Austria, Annex 9; France, Annex 10; Switzerland, Annex 11). International Roma Day, observed on 8 April 2021. Recent developments in Belarus. Abolition of the death penalty in the state of Virginia, United States of America. Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued on 13 April 2021. Illegal restriction on the freedom of navigation imposed by the Russian Federation in the Black Sea. Sixtieth anniversary of the first human space flight, observed on 12 April 2021. Lethal attack on Giorgos Karaivaz and media freedom and the safety of journalists as a Greek priority (Greece, Annex 13).
81st Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council
Opening remarks of the Chairperson of the Permanent Council and the Chairperson of the Forum for Security Co-Operation. Activation of Paragraph 16.3 of the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, Chapter III "Mechanism for Consultation and Co-operation as Regards Unusual Military Activities", Paragraph 16.3 "Meeting of All Participating States Regarding Unusual Military Activities" (Ukraine, Annex 1; United Kingdom, Annex 2; United States of America, Annex 3; Canada, Annex 4; Portugal-European Union, Annex 5; France, also on behalf of Germany, Annex 6; Estonia, Annex 7; Lithuania, Annex 8; Turkey, Annex 9; Czech Republic, Annex 10; Italy, Annex 11; Georgia, Annex 12; Bulgaria, Annex 13; Russian Federation, Annex 14; Latvia, Annex 15).