1068th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova. Report by the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Florian Raunig. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1178 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Luxembourg-European Union, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Ukraine, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4). Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Violation by the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of its mandate. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.