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1387th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Agenda of the meeting

The Forum for Security Co-operation adopted Decision No. 1/18 on the best practice guide on deactivation of small arms and light weapons. Security dialogue: “Preparation for the Third Review Conference on the UN Programme of Action” – Presentation by Mr. Y. Hwang, Head of Department for Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France; – Presentation by Mr. G. McDonald, Senior Researcher and Managing Editor, Small Arms Survey (United Kingdom, Annex 1; Finland, Annex 2). Situation in and around Ukraine.

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Closing Session of the Azerbaijan FSC Chairmanship: Statement by Major General H. Mahmudov, Head of the International Military Cooperation Department, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Major General H. Mahmudov, Annex 1; Ukraine, Annex 2; France-European Union, Annex 3; United States of America, Annex 4; Canada, Annex 5; United Kingdom, Annex 6; Russian Federation, Annex 7; Armenia, Annex 8; Germany, Annex 9; Lithuania, Annex 10). Expert assessment visit to Azerbaijan from 28 March to 1 April 2022 (FSC Co-ordinator for Assistance Projects on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Austria), Annex 11).

Current security situation in the OSCE area (Russian Federation, Annex 1; United Kingdom, Annex 2).

Security dialogue on the role of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in addressing security challenges in the region: – Presentation by H.E. Mr. V. Semerikov, Acting Secretary General of the CSTO; – Presentation by Mr. O. Kravchenko, Head of CSTO Division, First CIS Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; – Presentation by Mr. N. Nazarzoda, Chief Researcher, Institute for Asian and European Studies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan. Situation in and around Ukraine.

Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Christine Muttonen. Address by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, H.E. Peter Maurer (France, Annex 1). The Permanent Council placed the decision on the agenda, timetable and other organizational modalities of the 2016 Human Dimension Seminar, the text of which is appended to this journal, under a silence procedure with the period of silence expiring on Wednesday, 2 November 2016, at 5 p.m. CET. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Violation of the freedom of the media in the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, Annex 2). Violation of the rights of migrants in the European Union. Pressure on independent voices in Turkmenistan. Ongoing concerns about restrictions on civil society in the Russian Federation. Glorification of an SS veteran in Estonia. Parliamentary elections in Montenegro, held on 16 October 2016. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.

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