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Opening remarks of the Chairperson of the Permanent Council and the Chairperson of the Forum for Security Co-operation. Activation of Paragraph 16.3 of the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence- and Security‑Building Measures, Chapter III “Mechanism for Consultation and Co‑operation as Regards Unusual Military Activities”, Paragraph 16.3 “Meeting of All Participating States Regarding Unusual Military Activities” (Ukraine, Annex 1; Canada, Annex 2; France‑European Union, Annex 3; Iceland, Annex 4; Germany, also on behalf of France, Annex 5; Lithuania, Annex 6; Romania, Annex 7; United States of America, Annex 8; Albania, Annex 9; Sweden, Annex 10; Bulgaria, Annex 11; Denmark, Annex 12; Netherlands, Annex 13; Latvia, Annex 14; Italy, Annex 15; Ireland, Annex 16; Georgia, Annex 17; United Kingdom, Annex 18; Norway, Annex 19; Turkey, Annex 20; Estonia, Annex 21).

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).

Address by the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions. Report by the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Ambassador Vuk Žugić. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

925th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1452nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Opening remarks of the Chairperson of the Permanent Council and the Chairperson of the Forum for Security Co-operation. Activation of Paragraph 16.3 of the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence- and Security‑Building Measures, Chapter III “Mechanism for Consultation and Co‑operation as Regards Unusual Military Activities”, Paragraph 16.3 “Meeting of All Participating States Regarding Unusual Military Activities” (Lithuania, Annex 1; Latvia, Annex 2; Annex 3; Estonia, Annex 4; France-European Union, Annex 5; United States of America, Annex 6; Canada, Annex 7; Ukraine, Annex 8; Germany, Annex 9; United Kingdom, Annex 10).

Extension of the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (United States of America, interpretative statement 1; Canada, interpretative statement 2; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 3; Ukraine, interpretative statement 4; Latvia-European Union, interpretative statement 5).

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

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 6 July 2016.

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.