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Opening session: Statement by H.E. Mr. P. Launsky, Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria (Germany, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 1; Switzerland, Annex 2; Turkey, Annex 3; Sweden, Annex 4; Armenia, Annex 5; Russian Federation, Annex 6). Military exercises conducted in the Russian Federation in August and September 2021. Military exercise “Zapad-2021”, to be conducted from 10 to 16 September 2021.

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 4 October 2021.

Report by the Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre, Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 December 2020 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual Report of the Audit Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1414 on the Financial Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 and the Report of the External Auditor. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1415 on the OSCE Observer Mission to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Slovenia-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Ukraine, interpretative statement 2; United Kingdom, also on behalf of Canada, interpretative statement 3; United States of America, interpretative statement 4; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 5). 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. Electoral methodology of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (United Kingdom, Annex 1). Foreign interference in the State Duma elections in the Russian Federation held from 17 to 19 September 2021 (Germany, Annex 2; Netherlands, Annex 3). State Duma, regional and local elections in the Russian Federation held from 17 to 19 September 2021 (Moldova, Annex 4). Early parliamentary and presidential elections in Bulgaria, to be conducted on 14 November 2021 (Bulgaria, Annex 5).

Between 22 and 25 March 2021, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Valiant Richey and the OSCE PA Vice-President Margareta Cederfelt conducted a series of online meetings with key anti-trafficking interlocutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The meetings aimed to explore the situation of asylum seekers and migrants transiting through the country and discuss how to address the challenges related to trafficking in human beings in these mixed-migration flows. On 11- 14 July 2021, Special Representative Valiant Richey and Dr. Gudrun Kugler, Vice-Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, undertook a field visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina to assess the situation on the ground, with a particular focus on the anti-trafficking response in the migrant temporary reception facilities. As a result of the above visits, the following concluding observations and recommendations have been developed for the attention of relevant stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

985th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

985th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

Delivered on 14 October 2021 in Warsaw.