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The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), together with the Balkans Independent Disability Framework (BIDF) organized the conference "Political and electoral participation of persons with disabilities" in Belgrade on 16 and 17 October 2018. The event was organized as part of ODIHR’s projects “Our right to Participate – Promoting the Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Political and Public Life” and “Support to Elections in the Western Balkans”, forming part of the Office’s assistance to the participating States in promoting inclusive democratic societies and following up on ODIHR’s electoral recommendations.

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1177 on the 2015 supplementary budget for the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (Russian Federation, interpretative statement 1; Ukraine, interpretative statement 2).

Agenda and organizational modalities of the 2017 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC).

1187th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

71st Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council

1191st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1237 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1238 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan, interpretative statement). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1239 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 3; Malta-European Union, interpretative statement 4). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1240 on the revision of the 2016 Unified Budget. Lack of consensus on the draft decision on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and on the draft decision on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.

Security Dialogue: Presentation of an Interim Report on the Structured Dialogue by the Chairperson of the Informal Working Group on the Structured Dialogue, Ambassador Eberhard Pohl (United States of America, Annex 1; Russian Federation, Annex 2). Update on the Informal Meeting of the OSCE Foreign Ministers in Mauerbach by the Chairperson of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Clemens Koja.

Extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Slovakia-European Union, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Ukraine, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4).

1200th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council