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June 2016 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council
This is a collection of documents of the June 2016 Permanent Council plenary meetings.
1106th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Report by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, John MacGregor. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Seventy-fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, observed on 22 June 2016. Legislative amendments in the Russian Federation restricting freedom of expression and access to information. Thirty-sixth round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 14 and 15 June 2016. Young leaders in the OSCE area (United Kingdom, Annex). International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June 2016. Sixth World Congress against the Death Penalty, being held in Oslo from 21 to 23 June 2016. Twentieth anniversary of National Aboriginal Day, observed on 21 June 2016. Arrest of the human rights defender Ms. S. Korur Fincanci and the two journalists Mr. E. Önderoğlu and Mr. A. Nesin in Turkey. World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June 2016. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Italy to the OSCE, Ambassador V. Rocco di Torrepadula. Elections to the State Duma, to be held on 18 September 2016.
Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, Ambassador György Szabó. Report by the Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Colonel Flavien Schaller. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Recent attacks by foreign terrorist fighters. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, being held from 16 to 18 June 2016.
Address by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, H.E. Thorbjørn Jagland. Address by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Günther Bächler. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1208 on the agenda and organizational modalities of the 2016 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) (Russian Federation, interpretative statement). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. “5+2” discussions on the Transdniestrian settlement process in the Republic of Moldova, held in Berlin on 2 and 3 June 2016. Sentencing of members of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan. Violations of the rights of migrants in the United States of America. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Belarus, to be held on 11 September 2016. General elections in Spain, to be held on 26 June 2016. Parliamentary elections in Georgia, to be held on 8 October 2016.
Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, H.E. Mikheil Janelidze. Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ms. Astrid Thors. Report by the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, and by the Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Dr. Pal Dunay. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Harassment and intimidation of the political opposition in the Russian Federation. International Children’s Day, observed on 1 June. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Presidential elections in the United States of America, to be held on 8 November 2016.