1089th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Address by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, H.E. Araz Azimov. Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee, the Economic and Environmental Committee, and the Human Dimension Committee. 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. Freedom of expression in the OSCE area. The death penalty in the United States of America. Reports of threats against members of the political opposition by the Head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the OSCE, Ambassador T. İldem. Launch of a ballistic missile in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 7 February 2016. Parliamentary elections in Ireland, to be held on 26 February 2016.