Journal of the 1139th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Michael Scanlan. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Belarus. Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in the Russian Federation. Ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation. Challenges to the Minsk Process owing to the provocative actions of Armenia. Meetings on Syria, held in Astana on 23 and 24 January, 14 and 15 February and 14 and 15 March 2017 respectively.
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