Journal of the 1312th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Presentation of the 2022 Programme Outline by the Secretary General, Ms. Helga Maria Schmid. 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 (Germany, also on behalf of France, Annex 1). Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 2). 76th anniversary of victory in the Second World War (Russian Federation, also on behalf of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Annex 3; Azerbaijan, Annex 4). World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May 2021. Recent escalation of tensions at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. Human rights concerns in the Russian Federation. Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, issued on 5 May 2021 (Azerbaijan, Annex 5; Armenia, Annex 6; Turkey, Annex 7). Parliamentary election in Albania, held on 25 April 2021.
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