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Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, Ambassador Valeriu Chiveri. 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. World Press Freedom Day, to be observed on 3 May 2021 (Lithuania, Annex 1; Latvia, Annex 2; Germany, Annex 3; France, Annex 4; Netherlands, Annex 5; United States of America, Annex 6). Recommendations made at the 81st special joint meeting of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation on 14 April 2021 for stabilizing the situation and halting activities of the Russian Federation that give rise to concern (Russian Federation, Annex 7). Seven years of the mass murder in Odessa on 2 May 2014. Presentation of a thematic report on the OSCE’s efforts to prevent labour exploitation in its supply chains. 27th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Andorra on 21 April 2021.

Concluding Meeting of the 29th Economic and Environmental Forum, 9-10 September 2021.

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).

Commissioned by the Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media along with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Prepared by: Antonina Cherevko; Dr Paolo Cavaliere; Prof Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou; and Alice Thomas

1346th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

This legal analysis was commissioned by the OSCE Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media along with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

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.

July- September 2021

Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 1). Winter 2021 joint military exercise to be conducted by Azerbaijan and Turkey from 1 to 12 February 2021 (Armenia, Annex 2). Security Dialogue: Enhanced Forward Presence: – Presentation by Ms. B. San, NATO Director of Operations; – Presentation by Mr. M. Murphy, Deputy Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, US Department of State; – Presentation by Colonel G. Trohel, French Ministry of Defence; – Presentation by Ms. A. Tyskiewicz, Deputy Director of Security Policy, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; – Presentation by Mr. K. Aleksa, Director for International Relations and Operations, Lithuanian Ministry of Defence (Albania, Annex 3; France, Annex 4; Germany, Annex 5; Romania, Annex 6; Norway, Annex 7; Bulgaria, Annex 8; Russian Federation, Annex 9). Introduction of an extrabudgetary project on the FSC e-learning programme (Switzerland, also on behalf of Finland and Liechtenstein, Annex 10; FSC Co-ordinator for the Vienna Document (Sweden, also on behalf of the FSC Co-ordinator for the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security (Switzerland)), the FSC Co-ordinator for Matters Related to UNSCR 1325 (Albania), the FSC Co-ordinator on Non-Proliferation Issues (Belarus), the FSC Co-ordinator for Projects on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Austria) and the Chairperson of the Informal Group of Friends on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Latvia), Annex 11). Request to ensure neutrality in officially distributed OSCE documents and materials on the status of Kosovo (Serbia, Annex 12). Request for assistance in enhancing the capacity of the national authorities of Azerbaijan for implementing explosive hazards risk reduction and responsive actions (Azerbaijan, Annex 13).