October 2017 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council

Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, H.E. Christine Muttonen. Address by the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, H.E. Tigran Sargsyan. Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee; the Economic and Environmental Committee; and the Human Dimension Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1268 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border (Estonia-European Union, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Ukraine, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Forty-first round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 10 and 11 October 2017. Presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan, held on 15 October 2017. Sixth International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated on 11 October 2017. Non-compliance of the United States of America, Canada and European Union Member States with international law and OSCE commitments in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Non-compliance of Azerbaijan with international law and OSCE commitments related to the economic and social rights of the people of Artsakh. Discrimination against the Russian media in France. Investigation into the tragic killing on 16 October 2017 of journalist and blogger Ms. D. Caruana Galizia (Malta, Annex). Parliamentary elections in Austria, held on 15 October 2017.