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1070th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1070th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova. Report by the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Florian Raunig. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1178 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Luxembourg-European Union, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Ukraine, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4). Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Violation by the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of its mandate. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.

Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson and Luxembourg-European Union expressed condolences to Tunisia (Partner for Co-operation) and France in connection with the recent terrorist attacks in those countries. The Forum for Security Co-operation adopted Decision No. 3/15 on holding a high-level military doctrine seminar. Situation in and around Ukraine (Ukraine, Annex).

794th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

794th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

Summary of Learning from the Evaluation of the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in human Beings

Theme, agenda and modalities for the 24th Economic and Environmental Forum.

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 16 December 2015.

Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Permanent Council, welcomed the new Permanent Representative of France to the OSCE, H.E. Ambassador Véronique Roger-Lacan. Report by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Vaidotas Verba. Report by the Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre, Ambassador Marcel Pesko. Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual. Persecution of Russian journalists in Moldova and restrictions on the activities of Russian journalists in Latvia. Situation in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Escalation of the situation along the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Migration and refugee crisis in the OSCE area.