August 2014 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

High-level meeting between the Heads of State of Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, held in Minsk on 26 August 2014. 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. So-called “presidential elections” in Abkhazia, Georgia, held on 24 August 2014. Recent violations by Armenia of the ceasefire regime. Response to statements made at the 1013th meeting of the Permanent Council on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.