November 2016 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Bernd Borchardt. Report by the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Dr. Halil Yurdakul Yigitgüden. Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee; the Economic and Environmental Committee; and the Human Dimension Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1225 on amending the OSCE Financial Regulations. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1226 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1227 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1228 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1229 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1230 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1231 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1232 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1233 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Canada, interpretative statement 2; Turkey, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4; Slovakia-European Union, interpretative statement 5; United States of America, interpretative statement 6). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to be observed on 25 November 2016. Extension of the prison sentence of Mr. B. Yorov in Tajikistan. Decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan on the appeal of the Chairman of the Republican Alternative Movement (REAL), Mr. I. Mammadov. Ratification of the so-called agreement between the Russian Federation and Sokhumi occupation regime on the creation of a joint group of military forces. Ongoing discrimination against Russian media in the European Union. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.