Journal of the 1306th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Jan Braathu. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). Seventh anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with Russia. Peaceful protests and police violence in some Western European States (Netherlands, Annex 2; Germany, Annex 3; Belgium, Annex 4; Greece, Annex 5; Switzerland, Annex 6). The Russian Federation’s intensifying campaign against independent media. International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed on 15 March 2021 (Turkey, Annex 7). Need for new dialogue in Belarus. Events in the human dimension in 2021. International Francophonie Day, to be observed on 20 March 2021, and French Language and Francophonie Week, being observed from 13 to 21 March 2021.
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