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Security Dialogue: “Risks and Challenges to Security”: – Presentation by Air Commodore J. F. Monahan, Head of Air, Space and Cyber Doctrine at the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom; – Presentation by Major General P. N. Muraveika, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus; – Presentation by Major General J. Wikman, Deputy Chief of Joint Operations, Sweden (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Turkey, Annex 2, Annex 3; Armenia, Annex 4). Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 5).

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

1459th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee; the Economic and Environmental Committee; and the Human Dimension Committee. Report by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Youth and Security, Ms. Keisi Seferi (Spain, Annex 1). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 2). Human rights violations in Belarus. Fifty-first round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 10 and 11 December 2020. Federal executions in the United States of America. Human rights violations and abuses in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation – Two Years after the Publication of the Moscow Mechanism Report (Netherlands, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 3). OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair statement. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1387 on the theme, agenda and modalities for the 29th Economic and Environmental Forum (United States of America, interpretative statement). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1388 on investments in capital requirements using 2020 Unified Budget Underspend. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1389 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Canada, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Ukraine, interpretative statement 3; Germany-European Union, interpretative statement 4; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 5; Turkey, interpretative statement 6; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 7). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1390 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1391 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1392 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1393 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1394 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1395 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1396 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1397 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1398 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan, interpretative statement). Repatriation of Uzbek nationals from conflict zones within the framework of the humanitarian operation “Mekhr-3” (Kindness-3).

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Annotated documentation consisting of selected decisions, conclusions and recommendations elaborated in the framework of OSCE negotiating bodies and seminars dealing with environmental problems.

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Dr. Claus Neukirch (Moldova, Annex 1). Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (Georgia, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 2). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, Annex 3; Turkey, Annex 4). Position of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (Russian Federation, Annex 5; Azerbaijan, Annex 6; Armenia, Annex 7). Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 8).

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu (Germany, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 1; Cyprus, Annex 2; Spain, Annex 3). Report by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Mr. Valiant Richey. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Anti-Semitism in the European Union (Germany, Annex 4). Worsening human rights situation in the Transdniestrian region of the Republic of Moldova (Moldova, Annex 5). International Day of the Girl Child. Recent developments in Belarus. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 6). Statement by France on behalf of the three countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group (Azerbaijan, Annex 7). Aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, Annex 8; Turkey, Annex 9). Third anniversary of the murder of journalist and blogger Ms. D. Caruana Galizia (Malta, Annex 10). Situation in Kyrgyzstan after the recent parliamentary elections.

Security Dialogue on New Technologies: "Current Trends in the Development of Military Technology": – Presentation by Ambassador R. Bohn, Deputy Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control, Federal Foreign Office of Germany; – Presentation by Mr. F. Sauer, Senior Researcher, Head of Research, Metis Project on current and future strategic issues in international politics, Bundeswehr University Munich. Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 1, Annex 2). Military exercises “Caucasus 2020”, being conducted from 21 to 26 September 2020.