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Address by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, H.E. Marija Pejčinović Burić. Report by the Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Ambassador Natalya Drozd. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1295 on the dates of the 2018 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting and the topics for the second part of the 2018 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Russian Federation, interpretative statement 1; Turkey, interpretative statement 2). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1296 on the topic and dates of the Human Dimension Seminar in Warsaw (Turkey, interpretative statement 1; Ukraine, interpretative statement 2). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1297 on the agenda and organizational modalities of the 2018 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. The death penalty in Belarus and in the United States of America. Detention of Mr. O. Titiev, head of the Memorial Human Rights Centre, in the Russian Federation. “5+2” talks as part of the Transdniestrian settlement process, held in Rome on 29 and 30 May 2018. General elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be held on 7 October 2018.

January- March 2025

Since its founding some 30 years ago, ODIHR’s mandate has centred on assisting participating States in fulfilling their human dimension commitments, including those of Roma and Sinti communities. The bedrock of these efforts has been the OSCE Action Plan on Enhancing the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Region, which was adopted in 2003. This plan has served as the cornerstone for ODIHR’s guidance to States towards effective implementation of these commitments. Now, marking the 20th anniversary of the Action Plan, this Fourth Status Report takes comprehensive stock of the advances made over the past five years in realizing the Action Plan’s commitments.

Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Permanent Council, welcomed the new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Sanjin Halimović. The Chairperson, Azerbaijan, the United States of America, the Russian Federation, Luxembourg-European Union, Norway, the Holy See, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine and Canada extended their condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in Suruç, Turkey. Turkey thanked delegations for their expressions of condolences. Address by the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, H.E. Ramil Hasanov. Address by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries, H.E. Jandos Asanov. 2014 Annual Report by the Secretary General on the Implementation of OSCE Recruitment Policies. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1176 on the theme, agenda and modalities for the 24th Economic and Environmental Forum. 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. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. The death penalty in the United States of America. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Estonia to the OSCE, Ambassador M. Ratnik. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Germany to the OSCE, Ambassador R. Lüdeking. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of France to the OSCE, Ambassador M. Lefebvre. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OSCE, Ambassador P. Moitinho de Almeida. Parliamentary elections in Poland, to be held on 25 October 2015 (Poland, Annex).

Before taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, Ukraine, the Russian Federation and Mongolia remembered the 298 victims of the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which occurred on 17 July 2014. The Netherlands thanked the Chairperson and the participating States for commemorating that tragedy and for their expression of condolences. Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ms. Astrid Thors. Report by the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1175 on the agenda and organizational modalities of the 2015 OSCE Mediterranean Conference. 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. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide on 11 July 2015 (San Marino, Annex). Thirty-second round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 1 July 2015. Erection of so-called “State border” signs in Georgia near the Baku-Supsa pipeline. Political agreement in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Human rights concerns in Tajikistan. Russian law on so-called “undesirable” non-governmental organizations. The death penalty in the United States of America. Freedom of the media and pluralism in the OSCE area. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, to be held on 1 November 2015.