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The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, the Opinion focuses more on those provisions that require improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Amendments. The ensuing recommendations are based on international and regional standards, norms and practices as well as relevant OSCE human dimension commitments.

Forty-Fifth Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual Report of the Audit Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1373 on the Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 and the Report of the External Auditor. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1374 on the extension of the OSCE Information Security Enhancement Fund. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Violations of human rights in the Baltic States. Persistent violation of the linguistic and educational rights of national minorities and other ethnic communities in Ukraine. Violence against the diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan in France, Sweden, Poland, the United States of America, the Netherlands and Belgium, and the need to implement obligations under international law and OSCE commitments (Azerbaijan, Annex 1). Promotion of hate crimes by Azerbaijan in the OSCE participating States (Armenia, Annex 2). Turkey’s aggressive policy and military posturing as a destabilizing factor in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Annex 3; Turkey, Annex 4; Azerbaijan, Annex 5). Human dimension violations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Passing of human rights defender Mr. Azimjan Askarov. World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on 30 July 2020. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the OSCE, Ambassador J. Zlamets. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Canada to the OSCE, Ambassador N. Cayer.

Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, H.E. Ms. Margareta Cederfelt. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Michael Davenport (Belgium, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 1; Cyprus, Annex 2; Spain, Annex 3; Serbia, Annex 4). Update on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk (Chairperson, Annex 5; United Kingdom, Annex 6; Slovenia-European Union, Annex 7; Canada, Annex 8; Ukraine, Annex 9; Turkey, Annex 10; France, also on behalf of Germany, Annex 11; Georgia, Annex 12; Russian Federation, Annex 13). 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. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 14). Recent developments in Belarus. Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, and illegal detentions of Crimean Tatars. Thirty years since the Baltic States joined the OSCE (Latvia, also on behalf of Estonia and Lithuania, Annex 15).

1428th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1449th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1455th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1452nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1429th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1455th Plenary meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council