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1001st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
The Chairperson, Greece-European the United States of America, the Russian Federation, Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, the Holy See, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, San Marino, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Armenia, Turkmenistan, the Secretary General, Mongolia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Australia (Partner for Co-operation) extended condolences to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia in connection with the recent flooding in those countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia thanked delegations for their expressions of condolences. Report by the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Sergei Kapinos. Report by the Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Dr. Pal Dunay. Permanent Council Decision No. 1123 on approval of the 2014 Unified Budget (Russian Federation, also on behalf of Belarus, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Armenia, interpretative statement 3; Canada, interpretative statement 4; Greece-European Union, interpretative statement 5). Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Presidential elections in Ukraine, to be held on 25 May 2015. Election rights in the European Union. Human rights violations and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in Belarus. International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, observed on 17 May 2014. Presidential elections in Afghanistan, held on 5 April 2014. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Bicentenary of Norway’s Constitution, observed on 17 May 2014.