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The FSC adopted Decision No. 5/20 on the dates and venue of the thirty-first Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting. Situation in and around Ukraine (States of America, Annex 1; Russian Federation, Annex 2). Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control in accordance with Annex 1-B, Article IV, to the Dayton Agreement (Germany, also on behalf of France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Annex 3; United States of America, Annex 4; Russian Federation, Annex 5). On the situation in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Annex 6; Azerbaijan, Annex 7).

Security Dialogue: “Compliance with International Humanitarian Law and Protection of Civilians”: – Presentation by Ms. S. Aliyeva, Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudswoman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan; – Presentation by Ms. U. Hann, Head of Section “United Nations and International Co-operation”/Military Policy Division, Federal Ministry of Defence of Austria; – Presentation by Ms. C. Droege, Chief Legal Officer and Head of the Legal Division at the International Committee of the Red Cross; – Presentation by Colonel E. Azimzada, Director of the Legal Department, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Armenia, Annex 2). Situation in and around Ukraine. Briefing on the joint military exercise “Union Resolve 2022”, to be conducted from 10 to 20 February 2022 (Russian Federation, Annex 3).

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

Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov (Serbia, Annex 1, Annex 2; Croatia, Annex 3). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1403 on the dates and agenda of the 2021 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1404 on the dates and venue of the 2021 OSCE Asian Conference. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1405 on the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the 2021 OSCE Asian Conference. 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.Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued on 28 May 2021 (Azerbaijan, Annex 4, Annex 5; Armenia, Annex 6; France, Annex 7). Update on the investigation of criminal acts by Armenian armed forces in Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, Annex 8).

1460th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1067th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

Security Dialogue: “European Security Architecture: The Role Of Non-Aligned Countries”: – Presentation by H.E. Mr. A. Azimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan; – Presentation by H.E. Ms. A. Ifkovits Horner, Assistant State Secretary, Head of the Eurasia Division, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs; – Presentation by Brigadier General S. Nurmi, Director of the National Defence Unit, Defence Policy Department, Ministry of Defence of Finland (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Armenia, Annex 2). The Forum for Security Co-operation adopted Decision No. 1/22 on the updated Best Practice Guide on Ammunition Marking, Registration and Record-Keeping (Russian Federation, interpretative statement; Chairperson of the Informal Group of Friends on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Latvia), Annex 3). Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 4).

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1379 on the establishment of the OSCE Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2 Upgrade Project (Russian Federation, interpretative statement). Presentation of the 2021 Unified Budget Proposal (Russian Federation, Annex 1; United Kingdom, Annex 2). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Military aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia and direct involvement of Turkey (Armenia, Annex 3). Aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan, and the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, Annex 4). Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russian Federation, also on behalf of France and the United States of America, Annex 5; Azerbaijan, Annex 6; Armenia, Annex 7). Violations of the rights of refugees and migrants in the European Union. Recent developments in Belarus. Developments in the human dimension in the OSCE area (United States of America, Annex 8). Outcomes of the high-level online conference organized on the occasion of International Day for Universal Access to Information, held via video teleconference on 28 and 29 September 2020.

This publication provides information on when, where and how OSCE participating States promote the commemoration and study of the Holocaust, including the genocide of Roma and Sinti, in line with their OSCE commitments. The information was gathered through an online questionnaire that ODIHR