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This Joint Opinion was prepared by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Deputy Chairperson of Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Joint Opinion was adopted by the Venice Commission on 20 March 2020 through a written procedure which replaced the 122nd session of the Venice Commission, due to the COVID-19 disease and following consultation of the Council for Democratic Elections.

Report by the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Ambassador Vuk Žugić. International Women’s Day (Sweden, also on behalf of Andorra, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mongolia, San Marino, Serbia and Slovenia, Annex). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Human rights violations in Lithuania. Situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation. The death penalty in Belarus. Parliamentary elections in Mongolia, to be held on 24 June 2020. Elections of the members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Assembly of Representatives) of the Majlisi Oli (Supreme Assembly) of Tajikistan, held on 1 March 2020. Trial in connection with the downing of Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200, flight MH17 on 17 July 2014.

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu (Denmark, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 1; Cyprus, Annex 2; Spain, Annex 3). Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Maryse Daviet. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. The case of Mr. J. Assange. General election in the United States of America, to be held on 3 November 2020. Update on the ongoing investigation into the tragic killing of journalist and blogger Ms. D. Caruana Galizia on 16 October 2017 (Malta, Annex 4). International Women’s Day, to be observed on 8 March 2020. Zero Discrimination Day, observed on 1 March 2020. Strategic vision of Uzbekistan on ensuring regional security and tackling problems related to Afghanistan. Parliamentary elections in Serbia, to be held on 26 April 2020. Death of the first OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Mr. F. Duve, on 3 March 2020 (Germany, Annex 5).

1261st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1261st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1261st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec. Address by the President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Mr. Emmanuel Decaux. Presentation by the Chairperson of the Security Committee. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Six years of illegal occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation. Large scale cyberattack against Georgia. Fifth anniversary of the assassination of Mr. B. Nemtsov and other ongoing human rights violations in the Russian Federation. The re-arrest of Mr. O. Kavala in Turkey. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the OSCE, Ambassador D. Dondua. Two years since the murder of Mr. J. Kuciak and his fiancée. Publication of a report on human rights by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, to be held on 12 April 2020. Presidential election in Poland, to be held on 10 May 2020.