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Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu (France, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 1; Spain, Annex 2). Report by the Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian Border, Ambassador György Varga. 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 Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair Mr. T. Kılıҫ, and recent detentions in Turkey. Violations of the rights of minorities in the European Union. Racism and police violence in the United States of America. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1287 on the use of cash surplus for strengthening the infrastructure of the OSCE. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1288 on approval of the 2018 Unified Budget (Bulgaria-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2; France, interpretative statement 3; United States of America, interpretative statement 4; Austria, interpretative statement 5; Holy See, interpretative statement 6).

1176th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Draft programme of the conference "Language Policy and Conflict Prevention", 31 May 2018, Oslo.

1175th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Speech by Andreea Vesa, Human Rights Programme Manager, OSCE Mission to Moldova, on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Chisinau, 26 January 2018.

Report by the Special Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office on Youth and Security, Ms. Anna-Katharina Deininger. The Permanent Council placed the decision on the extension of the mandate of the Programme Office in Dushanbe, the text of which is appended to this journal, under a silence procedure with the period of silence expiring on Thursday, 28 December 2017, at 3 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. Forty-second round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 12 and 13 December 2017. Violations of the linguistic rights of national minorities in Latvia. Inaugural remarks by the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, H.E. Karin Kneissl, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign. Farewell statement by the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship. Presidential election in the Russian Federation, to be held on 18 March 2018.

1170th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1170th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Keynote Address by Lamberto Zannier, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to the UN Human Rights Council – 10th Forum on Minority Issues “Minority Youth: Towards Diverse and Inclusive Societies”, Geneva, Switzerland 30 November 2017.

Address by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, H.E. Nils Muižnieks. Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Lamberto Zannier. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Michael Scanlan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1271 on forwarding of a draft agenda to the Ministerial Council. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Situation of LGBTI persons in the Russian Federation. Latvian draft law on the status of participants in the Second World War. Municipal elections in Georgia, held on 21 October and 12 November 2017. Presidential elections in Cyprus, to be held on 28 January 2018.