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Report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Yaşar Halit Çevik. Update by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Heidi Grau. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). Freedom of peaceful assembly in the OSCE area (Austria, Annex 2; Belgium, Annex 3). Recent developments in Belarus. Continued suppression of protests in the Russian Federation and the sentencing of Mr. A. Navalny.

1456th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Situation in and around Ukraine (Portugal-European Union, Annex 1; United Kingdom, Annex 2; Canada, Annex 3). Briefing on the multinational military exercise “Sea Breeze 2021”, to be held from 28 June to 10 July 2021 (Ukraine, Annex 4). Security Dialogue: Transparency in Military Exercises and Activities: – Presentation by Lieutenant Colonel K. Muradyan, Deputy Head of the Defence Policy Department, Ministry of Defence, Armenia; – Presentation by Rear Admiral A. Ristau, Chief of Division II (Security and Defence Policy), Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany; – Presentation by Mr. J. J. Castillo, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University; – Presentation by Colonel R. Vartok, Head of the Military Policy Division, Federal Ministry of Defence, Austria (Switzerland, Annex 5; United States of America, Annex 6; Turkey, Annex 7; Armenia, Annex 8, Annex 9).

Background report prepared at the request of ODIHR by Vasili Kukharchyk and Maryana Kulya, April 2008

1452nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Presentations by the Chairperson of the Security Committee; the Economic and Environmental Committee; and the Human Dimension Committee. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements, endorsed by United Nations Security Council resolution 2202: Six years after (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Germany, also on behalf of France, Annex 2). The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 3). Violations of freedom of the media in the OSCE area (Latvia, Annex 4). Extension of the illegal detention of Zaza Gakheladze by the Russian occupation regime in the Tskhinvali Regions/South Ossetia, Georgia. Final report by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the presidential election in the United States of America, held on 3 November 2020. Opening of a joint Turkish-Russian monitoring centre in line with the trilateral statement of 10 November 2020 signed by Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Russian Federation (Azerbaijan, Annex 5; Turkey, Annex 6). Parliamentary elections in Albania, to be held on 25 April 2021 (Albania, Annex 7). The All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, being held on 11 and 12 February 2021.

Conclusions from the 23rd Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference.

Security Dialogue: Compliance with International Humanitarian Law: – Presentation by Colonel G. Martirosyan, Head of the Centre for Human Rights and Integrity-Building, Ministry of Defence of Armenia; – Presentation by Ms. C. Droege, Chief Legal Officer and Head of the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross; – Presentation by Mr. A. Tatoyan, Human Rights Defender of Armenia (FSC Co-ordinator for the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security (Switzerland), Annex 1; United States of America, Annex 2; Russian Federation, Annex 3; Austria, Annex 4; Turkey, Annex 5; Armenia, Annex 6; Azerbaijan, Annex 7). Point of order (Azerbaijan, Annex 8). Situation in and around Ukraine (United States of America, Annex 9; Russian Federation, Annex 10). Statement by the delegation of Armenia on the assistance request by Azerbaijan (Armenia, Annex 11).