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Conventional Arms Transfer

Security Dialogue: Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (SCA): Practical Assistance Mechanism: – Presentation by Lieutenant Colonel N. Luković, Senior Adviser, Department for Material Management, Ministry of Defence, Montenegro; – Presentation by Mr. W. Kernmaier, Head of Section of International Capacity Building for Weapons and Ammunition Logistics, Austrian Armed Forces Logistics School, Ministry of Defence, Austria; – Presentation by Mr. R. Mossinkoff, Senior FSC Support Officer, OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre (Austria, Annex 1; Russian Federation, Annex 2; Azerbaijan, Annex 3; Armenia, Annex 4; Chairperson of the Informal Group of Friends on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Latvia), Annex 5; FSC Co-ordinator for Assistance Projects on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Austria), Annex 6). Situation in and around Ukraine (Slovenia-European Union, Annex 7; United States of America, Annex 8; United Kingdom, Annex 9). Financial contributions to projects in the OSCE area (Austria, Annex 10). Briefing on the military exercise “Green Griffin”, to be conducted from 27 September to 8 October 2021 (Germany, Annex 11). Briefing on the military exercise “Cossack Mace 2021”, to be conducted from 12 to 24 July 2021.

Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Eequality. OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation with a special focus on "Strengthening Good Governance and Combating Corruption". The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1409 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Slovenia-European Union, interpretative statement 2; Canada, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 5; United States of America, interpretative statement 6). Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). Seventh anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on 17 July 2014. High-level international conference "Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity – Challenges and Opportunities", held in Tashkent on 15 and 16 July 2021. Parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, to be held on 8 and 9 October 2021 (Czech Republic, Annex 3). Commemoration of the terrorist attack in Norway on 22 July 2011.

Conventional Arms Transfer

Information Exchange on Participating States’ Policy and/or National Practices and Procedures for the Export of Conventional Arms and Related Technology

Information Exchange on the SALW Identified as Surplus and/or Seized and Destroyed

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Conventional Arms Transfer

Information Exchange on Participating States’ Policy and/or National Practices and Procedures for the Export of Conventional Arms and Related Technology

The Forum for Security Co-operation adopted Decision No. 4/21 on the updated Best Practice Guide on National Procedures for the Destruction of Small Arms and Light Weapons (Russian Federation, interpretative statement).