Mandate of OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian Checkpoints extended to end of January 2018
The Hofburg in Vienna is home to the OSCE's main regular decision-making body, the Permanent Council. (OSCE/Curtis Budden) Photo details
VIENNA, 19 October 2017 – In a consensus decision today by the OSCE Permanent Council, the 57 participating States agreed to extend the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk by three months to 31 January 2018.
The mandate of the Mission, which is comprised of 22 staff, remains unchanged. Operating under the principles of impartiality and transparency, the observers will monitor and report on the situation at the two Russian checkpoints, as well as on the movements across the border.
The Mission has been on the ground since 29 July 2014.