June 2012 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, Ambassador Natalia Zarudna. OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Ms. Dunja Mijatovic. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1042 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. Response to a statement made by the Russian Federation at the 916th meeting of the Permanent Council on freedom of assembly in the United States of America. Relocation of Roma residents in Baia Mare, Romania. Joint statement by the presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, made at Los Cabos, Mexico, on 19 June 2012. First anniversary of the presentation of the report on Belarus to the Permanent Council by the OSCE rapporteur under the Moscow Mechanism. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Release of the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report by the United States of America and recognition by the U. S. State Department of “Heroes in the Fight against Modern Slavery.” World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June 2012. Turkey’s Chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan, held in Kabul on 14 June 2012.