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Representatives from journalists’ associations of Ukraine (National Union of Journalists of Ukraine) and the Russian Federation (Union of Journalists of Russia), also as participants of the conference Media freedom in volatile environments, expressed their deep concern for the fate of Donetsk journalist Stanislav Aseev, Vienna, 20 June 2017.

Security Dialogue: Opening session: – Presentation by the Chairperson; – Presentation by the Secretary General of the OSCE. First session: The role of confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) in addressing threat perceptions; – Presentation by Mr. W. Alberque, Head of the Arms Control and Coordination Section, NATO; – Presentation by Mr. V. Chernov, Independent consultant. Second session: Considering how to improve the effectiveness of the Vienna Document; – Presentation by Ms. M. Kosiura-Kaźmierska, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland; – Presentation by Colonel (retired) W. Richter, Senior Associate, International Security Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin. Closing session.

OSCE Security Days event: "Creating inclusive, safe and sustainable cities: Local approaches to global challenges", Vienna, 30-31 March 2017.

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Michael Scanlan. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Belarus. Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in the Russian Federation. Ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation. Challenges to the Minsk Process owing to the provocative actions of Armenia. Meetings on Syria, held in Astana on 23 and 24 January, 14 and 15 February and 14 and 15 March 2017 respectively.