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Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Conference "Modernizing Police and Promoting Integration: Challenges for Multi-ethnic Societies," Simferopil, Ukraine, 6 November 2008

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Jonathan Moore. The Permanent Council adopted the Declaration of Support for the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Following the Tragic Incident That Occurred on 23 April 2017 (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2; United States of America, interpretative statement 3; Malta-European Union, interpretative statement 4). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1250 on the Programme Office in Bishkek (Malta-European Union, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Kyrgyzstan, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4). Continued reports of arrests and murders of homosexual men by the Chechen authorities. Misuse of laws on terrorism and extremism to restrict freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief in the Russian Federation. Ministerial Statement of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the inadmissibility of discrimination and intolerance against Christians, Muslims and members of other confessions. Tenth anniversary of the tragic events in Tõnismägi Square, Tallinn. Referendum on constitutional amendments in Turkey, held on 16 April 2017. Response to a statement made at the 1137th plenary meeting of the Permanent Council by Malta-European Union on the cases of Ms. E. Urlaeva and Mr. A. Farmonov in Uzbekistan. The death penalty in the United States of America. Election observation activities of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Sixth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VI), to be held in Kazan, Russian Federation, from 13 to 15 July 2017. Parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom, to be held on 8 June 2017.

1000th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Acting Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Mr. Paul Picard. Report by the Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre, Ambassador Adam Kobieracki. Presentation by the OSCE Secretary General of the 2015 Unified Budget proposal. Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and the continuing violations of the norms of international humanitarian law during the punitive operation in eastern Ukraine. Detention of Ukrainian citizens in the Russian Federation. Inauguration of Mr. A. G. Ahmadzai as President of Afghanistan. Pride Parade held in Belgrade, on 28 September 2014. International Day of the Girl Child, observed on 11 October 2014. Non-compliance of Turkey with OSCE commitments. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.

Standing Committee Meeting, 21st Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Vienna, 24 February 2022.

Security Dialogue: Multidimensional Security of the Black Sea: – Ambassador M. B. Christides, Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Permanent International Secretariat; – Ambassador A. Coşkun, Director General for International Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, 2017 Chair of the Document on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures in the Naval Field in the Black Sea; – Ms. A. Inayeh, Director of the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation. Financial contributions to small arms and light weapons projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia (Germany, Annex 1; Serbia, Annex 2). Invitation to a visit to German air and military bases, also with demonstrations of new pieces of equipment and systems, to take place from 29 May to 2 June 2017 (Germany, see annex 1). Situation in and around Ukraine (Russian Federation, Annex 3).

56th Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Cooperation and the Permanent Council

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

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; United Kingdom, Annex 2; United States of America, Annex 3; Canada, Annex 4; Portugal-European Union, Annex 5; France, also on behalf of Germany, Annex 6; Estonia, Annex 7; Lithuania, Annex 8; Turkey, Annex 9; Czech Republic, Annex 10; Italy, Annex 11; Georgia, Annex 12; Bulgaria, Annex 13; Russian Federation, Annex 14; Latvia, Annex 15).