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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.

Information Exchange on Participating States’ Policy and/or National Practices and Procedures for the Export of Conventional Arms and Related Technology

1326th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1334th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Jan Braathu. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). Seventh anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with Russia. Peaceful protests and police violence in some Western European States (Netherlands, Annex 2; Germany, Annex 3; Belgium, Annex 4; Greece, Annex 5; Switzerland, Annex 6). The Russian Federation’s intensifying campaign against independent media. International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed on 15 March 2021 (Turkey, Annex 7). Need for new dialogue in Belarus. Events in the human dimension in 2021. International Francophonie Day, to be observed on 20 March 2021, and French Language and Francophonie Week, being observed from 13 to 21 March 2021.

Working Session 3: Combating intolerance and discrimination and promoting mutual respect and understanding- implementation of commitments (continued), Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Warsaw, 24 September- 5 October 2007

Working Session 3: Combating intolerance and discrimination and promoting mutual respect and understanding- implementation of commitments (continued), Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Warsaw, 24 September- 5 October 2007