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Presentation on “European Security Overview: Challenges and Future Prospects” by Lieutenant General W. Wosolsobe, Director General of the European Union Military Staff, and Major General R. A. Kee, Director, Strategy and Policy, Headquarters United States European Command. Situation in Ukraine (Netherlands, Annex 1; Russian Federation (Annex 2). Financial contributions to the UNDP and OSCE Montenegro Demilitarization Programme (MONDEM) and the Capacity Development Programme for Conventional Ammunition Stockpile Management (CASM) in Serbia (Luxembourg, Annex 3; Montenegro, Annex 4; Serbia, Annex 5). Large-scale military exercise in Azerbaijan, held on 16 and 17 April 2014.

The Chairperson, Greece-European the United States of America, the Russian Federation, Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, the Holy See, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, San Marino, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Armenia, Turkmenistan, the Secretary General, Mongolia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Australia (Partner for Co-operation) extended condolences to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia in connection with the recent flooding in those countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia thanked delegations for their expressions of condolences. Report by the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Sergei Kapinos. Report by the Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Dr. Pal Dunay. Permanent Council Decision No. 1123 on approval of the 2014 Unified Budget (Russian Federation, also on behalf of Belarus, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Armenia, interpretative statement 3; Canada, interpretative statement 4; Greece-European Union, interpretative statement 5). Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Presidential elections in Ukraine, to be held on 25 May 2015. Election rights in the European Union. Human rights violations and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in Belarus. International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, observed on 17 May 2014. Presidential elections in Afghanistan, held on 5 April 2014. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Bicentenary of Norway’s Constitution, observed on 17 May 2014.

1352nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1412 on the recommendation to the Ministerial Council to adopt a decision on the agenda and organizational modalities of the 2021 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC).

Report by the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Bernd Borchardt. Report by the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Dr. Halil Yurdakul Yigitgüden. Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee; the Economic and Environmental Committee; and the Human Dimension Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1225 on amending the OSCE Financial Regulations. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1226 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1227 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1228 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1229 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1230 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1231 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1232 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1233 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Canada, interpretative statement 2; Turkey, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4; Slovakia-European Union, interpretative statement 5; United States of America, interpretative statement 6). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to be observed on 25 November 2016. Extension of the prison sentence of Mr. B. Yorov in Tajikistan. Decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan on the appeal of the Chairman of the Republican Alternative Movement (REAL), Mr. I. Mammadov. Ratification of the so-called agreement between the Russian Federation and Sokhumi occupation regime on the creation of a joint group of military forces. Ongoing discrimination against Russian media in the European Union. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.

International Expert Conference on "The Safety of Navigation and Environmental Security in a Transboundary Context in the Black Sea Basin", Odesa, Ukraine, 24-26 June 2008

Agenda of the meeting

1350th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

OSCE Engagement with Ukraine. International Roma Day, celebrated on 8 April 2014. Postponement of the meeting in the “5+2” negotiation format on the settlement of the Transdniestrian conflict to have been held in Vienna on 10 and 11 April 2014. Presidential elections in Afghanistan, held on 5 April 2014. Situation regarding Russian television channels in Latvia and Lithuania. Violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine and the situation in Ukraine. The death penalty in the United States of America. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. General, regional and local elections to be held in Sweden on 14 September 2014.