Journal of the 1026th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Address by the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini. Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Astrid Thors. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1135 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Italy-European Union, interpretative statement 2; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 3; United States of America, interpretative statement 4). Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1136 on forwarding of a draft agenda to the Ministerial Council. Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and violation of the Minsk agreements by the Central Government of Ukraine. Investigations into incidents at Maidan, Kyiv, and in Odessa, Ukraine. International Day for Tolerance, observed on 16 November 2014. Universal Children’s Day, observed on 20 November 2014. Pressure on the Russia Today channel in the United Kingdom. Response to the statement made by the Russian Federation at the 1025th meeting of the Permanent Council on the protection of the rights of children in the OSCE area. Joint statement of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries on transnational threats. Response to the statement made by the Russian Federation at the 1019th meeting of the Permanent Council on the general elections in Sweden held on 14 September 2014. Non-compliance with international humanitarian law by Azerbaijan. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.