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July 2014 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council
This is a collection of documents of the July 2014 Permanent Council plenary meetings.
1012th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Address by the President of the Venice Commission, Mr. Gianni Buquicchio. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Ralf Breth (Greece, Annex 1). Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1129 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Canada, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4). Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1130 on the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 3; Canada, interpretative statement 4; Austria, Annex 2). Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1131 on the theme, agenda and modalities for the Twenty-Third Economic and Environmental Forum. Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and the continuing violations of the norms of international humanitarian law during the punitive operation in eastern Ukraine. Abduction of Ukrainian servicewoman Ms. N. Savchenko. Case of Mr. A. Sodiqov in Tajikistan. Sentencing of Mr. H. Huseynli in Azerbaijan. Ongoing human tragedy in Gaza. Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liquidation of the Romani Camp at Auschwitz on 2 August 1944. Detention of Ukrainian journalist Mr. A. Skiba. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. World Day against Trafficking in Persons, to be observed on 30 July 2014. Press release on the meetings between the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, respectively.
1011th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson expressed condolences to the families and victims of the tragic crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine. The Council then observed a moment of silence. The Permanent Council adopted the Declaration on the Tragic Crash of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine (PC.DOC/2/14) (Ukraine, interpretative statement; Australia, Partner for Co-operation, Annex 1). Tragic crash of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine (Ukraine; Annex 2; Russian Federation, Annex 3; Belgium, Annex 4).
1010th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Extension of the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Canada, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4).
Report by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku, Ambassador Alexis Chahtahtinsky. 2013 Annual Report by the Secretary General on the implementation of OSCE recruitment policies. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1128 on amending OSCE Staff Regulations and Staff Rules. Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the continuing violations of the norms of international humanitarian law during the punitive operation in south-eastern Ukraine. Abduction of Ukrainian servicewoman Ms. N. Savchenko. Case of Mr. Alexander Sodiqov in Tajikistan. Nineteenth anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fifteenth anniversary of the disappearance of Agron, Mehmet, and Ylli Bytyqi in Serbia. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.
1008th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Address by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, H.E. Ivica Dačić. Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and situation in Ukraine. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the continuing violations of the norms of international humanitarian law during the punitive operation in south-eastern Ukraine. Metro derailment in Moscow on 15 July 2014.
Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, H.E. Frans Timmermans. Report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan. Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ms. Astrid Thors. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1127 on the agenda and organizational modalities of the 2014 OSCE Mediterranean Conference (Spain, interpretative statement). Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the continuing violations of the norms of international humanitarian law during the punitive operation in south-eastern Ukraine. Attack on human rights defender Mr. A. Yurov. Legislative developments in Kazakhstan. Abduction of Ukrainian servicewoman Ms. N. Savchenko. Pride Parade held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 29 June 2014. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Condolences on the death of former President of Georgia H.E. E. Shevardnadze.
Prior to taking up the agenda, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Permanent Council, welcomed the new Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Mr. Michael Georg Link. Address by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay. Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2013 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual Report of the Audit Committee. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1126 on the Financial Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 and the Report of the External Auditor. Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and the ongoing violations of the norms of international humanitarian law in the course of the punitive operations in south-eastern Ukraine. Release of human rights defender Mr. A. Bialiatski in Belarus. Legislative developments in Kazakhstan. Twenty-eighth round of the Geneva International Discussions, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 17 and 18 June 2014. United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June 2014. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Meeting between the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain, held in Madrid on 24 June 2014 (Spain, Annex). Signing of association agreements between the European Union and, respectively, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, on 27 June 2014. Seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Belarus.