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Review and analysis of laws of Ukraine on television and radio broadcasting; National Television and Broadcasting Council of Ukraine; public television and radio broadcasting; creation of the system of public TV and radio broadcasting

Extension of the appointment of the External Auditor

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1459 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova (Moldova, interpretative statement 1; Sweden-European Union, interpretative statement 2; Canada, interpretative statement 3; United States of America, interpretative statement 4; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 5; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 6).

1054th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

1303rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1442nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Address by the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group, Ambassador Brice Roquefeuil, Ambassador Igor Khovaev, and Ambassador Andrew Schofer; Address by the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk; Report by the Head of the High‑Level Planning Group, Colonel Claes Nilsson. (Armenia, Annex 1; Azerbaijan, Annex 2). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1419 on amending OSCE Financial Regulations. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1420 on forwarding of a draft agenda to the Ministerial Council. 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. Response by Belarus to the Vienna Mechanism (France, also on behalf of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Annex 3). Thematic report on the implications of the evolving situation in Afghanistan.

Security Dialogue: “Code of Conduct, With a Particular Emphasis on the Integration of Women in Armed Forces”: – Introductory remarks by the OSCE Secretary General; – Presentation by Mr. A. Lambert, Academic Director, Geneva Institute of Geopolitical Studies, Switzerland; – Presentation by Ms. R. Mathes, Head of Human Security Section, Current Operations Directorate, Federal Ministry of Defence, Austria; – Presentation by Colonel C. Bitterlich, Military Adviser, Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the OSCE; – Presentation by Major L. Johansson, Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations (Russian Federation, Annex). The FSC adopted Decision No. 5/21 on the dates and venue of the thirty-second Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting. Situation in and around Ukraine.

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Jonathan Moore. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. World Press Freedom Day, celebrated on 3 May 2016. Conclusion of the so-called “Agreement on the State Border” by the Russian Federation with the Tskhinvali occupation regime. Seventy-first anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War, to be observed on 9 May 2016. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Lithuania, to be held on 9 October 2016.